The remains of 16 Guatemalan migrants massacred and burned in Camargo will be repatriated

At least 16 migrants from Guatemala What was calcined in Camargo, TamaulipasThey will be repatriated 48 days after being located in a place in Santa Anita; and although bodyless coffins have already been veiled in their communities, relatives will finally be able to dispose of the remains.

The next On Friday March 12, procedures will be carried out for Santa Cristina Pérez, Édgar López and Marvin Tomás, among 13 others, to return in the region of Comitancillo, in the department of San Marcos.

According to the governments of Mexico and Guatemala, the victim identification process is complete. Through the corresponding protocols and funeral honors, they promise that support and psychological accompaniment will be provided to relatives of migrants.

To date, authorities have established the identities of two Mexicans and 16 from the Central American country, but one other person remains unknown, as the degree of calcination he suffered was of such magnitude that the medical work. legal was complicated.

The other identified persons are Mádelyn FOR EXAMPLE”; Brandon D. “G”; Rubelsy E. “T”; Anderson M. “P”; Ivan G. “P”; Osmar N. “M”; Paola D. “Z”; Dora AU “. On February 5, the recognition of three other Guatemalans was announced, that is to say Adam “VS”, Ribaldo D “J” y Edgar “L”. In addition to Elfego RM

In addition to this, he was informed that one of the victims is Jesus N, of Mexican nationality, who claimed responsibility for a Toyota truck, Sequoia, 2008, which was at the Escobedo site, Nuevo León, where 66 foreigners were rescued last December. The other Mexican is Daniel “P”, from San Luis Potosí, dedicated to migrant smuggling, according to the work of ministerial inquiries.

The Camargo massacre

On January 22, an anonymous call alerted the authorities, reported the presence of two abandoned and burnt trucks at kilometer 25 + 700 of the city of Santa Anita, in the municipality of Camargo. Upon their arrival, the police confirmed the presence of 19 charred bodies.

On the other hand, a Toyota pickup truck was found at the scene, Model Sequoia 2008 and a Chevrolet, Silverado, the first vehicle had license plates Nuevo León and had no fire bullet impact. However, the van recorded 113. Similarly, 11 cartridge cases and three long guns were recovered.

20 public officials linked to the case

Derived from surveys, State Attorney General Irving Barrios Mojica reported on February 2 the possible involvement of 12 state police officers in the multihomicide. For this reason, a judge issued an arrest warrant against him for the possible commission of crimes of abuse of power in the performance of administrative duties, capital murder and falsification of reports presented to an authority.

In the course of the investigations, it was reported that the crime scene has been changed, because the casings and ammunition corresponding to the impact of the type vehicle were not found Recover, as well as contradictions in the police report with the interviews with officers who knew the facts.

After the first hearing, held on Wednesday February 3, those allegedly involved have adhered to the duplicity of the constitutional term, but they were ultimately linked to the process and remain in preventive detention.

In addition, the National Migration Institute dismissed eight officials from the Nuevo León representative office. The decision was made due to the omission and failure to follow protocols, as in December 2020, they stopped one of the vans found at Camargo. However, the unit was released, for which the responsibility of officials in the case will also be determined.

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