Burnt migrants in Tamaulipas: The prosecution has revealed new details on the case

Since they were found 19 calcined or semi-calcined bodies on the small border of Tamaulipas, local and federal authorities have taken on the task of resolving the matter. In addition, there is an international pressure factor, as some of the deceased have been identified as residents of Guatemala.

Because the bodies were found in the Ejido Santa Anita, municipality of Camargolast Friday, January 22, the Attorney General of the State of Tamaulipas (FGET) opened a folder of murder investigations because, according to expert reports, the remains contain traces of firearms.

In addition, it is Guatemalan news agency (AGN) published that Guatemala’s diplomatic mission in Mexico has already contacted the state and federal authorities to assist with identification.

“The Guatemalan Embassy and Consulate in Monterrey have activated their consular assistance protocols and are in permanent communication with the state and federal authorities of the United Mexican States to determine if there is a Guatemalan citizen among the victims”wrote the day after the bodies were found.

The Ministry of the Interior (Segob) condemned what happened and assured that this will be clarified on the basis that citizens of any country in a migrant situation can freely exercise the right to free transit.

Slogan recovered by the governor of Tamaulipas, Francisco Cabeza de Vaca, who recognized the work of the head of the secretariat in the investigation so that this crime does not go unpunished.

“I recognize and share the commitment of the Minister Olga Sánchez Cordero, Home Secretary, that there will be no impunity in this case […] These events are scandalous because they are acts of violence that are inconsistent with the Tamaulipas of peace that we want and build together. Tamaulipas is not and will not be a crime-free zoneAssured the governor of the PAN.

It was later revealed that at least four of the 19 bodies found were Guatemalan citizens.

“To facilitate the identification of the victims, the Directorate-General of Expert Services and Forensic Sciences, through the Specialties Team consisting of anthropologists, dentists, forensic physicians, geneticists, fingerprints and criminals, is working on obtaining the “basic identification files” as well as the genetic profiles (DNA) which enable the full identity of the victims in accordance with relevant national and international standards; capabilities to which, in order to provide support, more transparency and certainty, employees of the National Investigation Commission have been added, thus establishing communication and cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the embassy in Mexico and the consulate of Guatemala”, The FGET specified in an official statement.

However, testimonials from residents of the Central American country show that at least 13 Guatemalans were found in the truck.

According to an investigation by Washington Post, residents of the city of Comitancillo, a town in Guatemala near the border with Mexico, say that of the 19 bodies13 are from that community respectively: three women and ten men. This claim does not necessarily contradict what was discovered by the Tamaulipas parquetbecause up to this Saturday, January 30, forensic physicians acknowledged that 16 men, a woman and two remains have been identified so far.

To the inquiry should be added what was stated by Héctor López Ramírez, Mayor of Comitancillo, who reported that a group of his nationals are already in the United States.

According to a note from Cnn in Spanishthe mayor stated that a woman from the municipality had contacted her family by telephone to report that her fellow travelers had been murdered.

“The same people who come from those families have said and explained that it is a large groupBut there is a group that has already reached the north, that has already arrived in the United States, so there are some witnesses to the massacre, ”he added.

Regarding the trip, López Ramírez stated that it was about a large group of migrants 30 people, who confirmed their departure from Guatemala on January 12 and arrived in Nuevo León within 10 days.

Later they advanced to the US; Nevertheless, one truck, the one that was rescued, suffered a technical failure, that’s why it fell behind. The trucks continuing their advance where they were reportedly attacked.

“The group was large, there is even a group that has already arrived and that was with this group. One of the trucks that went with the group, from the two groups, was rescued because it had mechanical problems along the way. The others who came forward had the accident“, He explained.

For this reason, the scope of the investigation could be extended to an investigation by the Attorney General (FGR); however, this has not been confirmed by the relevant authorities.

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