Violence in Guerrero persists, attacks the candidate and the leader of the assassins



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CHILPANCINGO.- Three days before the July 1 election, the campaign team of the PRI candidate was attacked by José Joaquín de Herrera . In another event, the coordinator of the PRD electoral structure in Chilapa was assassinated.

Two elements of the state police who ensure the safety of the candidate of the mayor of the municipality of Jose Joaquín de Herrera – with head to Hueycantenango – Orquídea Hernández were injured in an armed aggression .

The spokesman of Guerrero Coordination Group Roberto Álvarez Heredia confirmed the facts and stated that the attack was on the road that connects the municipal headquarters of Chilapa with Jose Joaquín from Herrera, in the cruise of the city of San Jerónimo, from where the candidate was not injured.

The applicant is protected by the Secretariat of Public Security of the State as part of the electoral process, due to the fact that on several occasions she had received threats, in In addition, his municipality is on the risk map.

Injured elements were taken to Chilapa Hospital for medical treatment. While the Office of the Attorney General of the State began with investigations to find the fate of those responsible.

While the attackers, after stripping the police of the weapons for which they were responsible, fled to an unknown destination aboard a Tacoma double cabin.

At the scene of the events, the staff of the Public Prosecution Service attended the corresponding proceedings.
At the same time, a joint operation was set up to locate and arrest the alleged perpetrators.

In a press conference, the head of the PRI State, Heriberto Huicochea Vázquez condemned the events and appealed "respectful and attentive to the candidates themselves and to the opponents, as well as "quiet supporters and does not exceed activities that may lend themselves to intimidation."

He asked all citizens to avoid falling into acts of violence; behave legally, but especially "respect life", politicians, voters and candidates.

He acknowledged that because of the crime rates recorded in recent months, 13 candidates between the local and the federal of his party, have official security to conduct their campaigns.

He said that Hueycantenango and Chilapa are on the risk map that the governor Hector Astudillo Flores gave to party leaders and electoral bodies to be caught up in campaign strategies and training of election officials, respectively.

On the other hand, the same afternoon of Thursday, he was murdered Jorge Luis Vargas Diaz coordinator of Electoral Structure of the Party of the Democratic Revolution to Inside the house campaign candidates for the mayor of Chilapa and the local deputy for District 25, Antonio Hernández Godínez and Aracely García Lagunas respectively.

According to the first reports, Vargas Díaz was in a meeting when a stranger shot him. The victim tried to escape but was pursued by his attacker.

The body had three 9mm weapons, which made it lose its life.

At the place, located in the 13th street of the neighborhood La Villa de Chilapa, arrived elements of the state police and Ejercito Mexicano, who cordoned off the area and have given notice to the Office of the Attorney General for it to start the corresponding procedure.

The body of the victim was transferred to the premises of the forensic service to practice necropsy of the law and will then be delivered to his family.

Meanwhile, through social networks, Governor Hector Astudillo Flores sent a message to the guerrillas in which he claimed that he was on the lookout for election preparations next Sunday. and was hopeful that the elections will be held successfully

Therefore, he hoped that the first of July "all is well" in the election that "historically is the largest who lived in Mexico".

"We hope that everything goes well so that the first of July that you will vote to exercise your constitutional right and so we can do together a great civic party, in which Mexico wins, but in which it also wins our Beloved Guerrero, "he noted.

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