Local authorities announced this Saturday the assassination of a second mayor in the state of Guerrero, in southern Mexico, just a few days after the death of an elected official.
New drama for Mexico. In one week, two mayors of the country were killed. Acacio Flores, the mayor of Malinaltepec, a town in the south, was killed during a trip to an indigenous village this Saturday, June 22. His murder comes a few days after that of another councilor of the state of Guerrero, Salvador Villalba Flores, just elected during the general elections of June 2.
The body of Acacio Flores was found lifeless, shot in the head and in the back of a van in Malinaltepec, a human rights activist who took part in negotiations to try to find a solution told AFP. obtain his release. The facts unfolded, an investigation was opened for “aggravated homicide”, announced the Guerrero public prosecutor’s office. One of the avenues of the investigation focuses on a possible dispute related to land ownership.
Around thirty elected officials and candidates assassinated during the campaign
It is a macabre campaign that Mexico is experiencing. Nearly thirty elected officials and candidates in local elections were assassinated, according to the NGO Data Civica, during the campaign for the June 2 elections which also brought the candidate of the left in power to the presidency. Claudia Sheinbaum.
In 2023, 1,890 people were murdered in the state of Guerrero. The main reasons stem from score-settling by criminal organizations.
