Salazar was murdered by Mexican police on March 27 in the city of Tulum, Quintana Roo state.
The remains of Victoria Salazar arrived in El Salvador on a Saturday morning flight from Cancun International Airport in Mexico, the government reported.
Relatives of the Salvadoran woman who went to the Aztec country were in charge of the transfer of the body by air.
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“CEPA personnel follow a strict protocol for the proper protection and transfer of Victoria Salazar’s remains …”, it was detailed in the official Twitter account of the Secretary of the Presidency, the countryman’s body at the time. San Óscar Arnulfo Romero airport.
There was no access to the press locally. Victoria’s body was removed from the cargo hold, gate 4, after various media outlets were on the site. Video EDH / Jonathan Tobías
There was no access to the press locally. Victoria’s body was removed from the cargo hold, gate 4, after various media outlets were on the site.
Following negotiations between the governments of both countries, the Mexican authorities carried out the respective repatriation of the body to its country of origin.
Victoria Salazar, a 36-year-old migrant from El Salvador and a resident of Mexico with a humanitarian visa since 2018, was brutally subjected to four police officers on March 27, following an alleged public disorder. The officers killed her during the procedure for rupturing two vertebrae, authorities said.
The countryman’s family is demanding justice in the case, which has been internationally condemned and compared to the murder of George Floyd in the United States committed last year.
A CEPA employee transfers the remains of Victoria Salazar to El Salvador International Airport. Photo: EDH / Yessica Hompanera
Salazar had two underage daughters whom the Salvadoran government assured on Twitter that “through the diplomatic representation in Mexico has guided and supported it” after the violence. He also indicated that he “permanently supported the next of kin … The State Department to speed up the repatriation process”.
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Forensic reports from the Attorney General’s Office in Quintana Roo have determined that the fractures in Victoria’s spine coincide with the actions of the police officers shown in the video. Photo: illustrative and non-commercial image / https://twitter.com/radiosensunat / https://twitter.com/AlfredoFM77/status/1376522632733016065/photo/1
The Mexican authorities took a similar position when they stated that they had “provided extensive support to Victoria’s family through government agencies.”
Mexico’s National Migration Institute (INM) reported Thursday that it has granted temporary visas for humanitarian reasons to Victoria’s daughters.
The media could not access the place as Casa Presidencial staff claimed it was a “private event”. Photo: EDH / Yessica Hompanera
“The documents issued by this immigration service will enable minors to follow the process of handling their refugee application,” the INM said in a statement.
The visas were issued just hours after the Salvadoran mother and brother met with Mexican authorities in Tulum on Thursday, in a conversation with Mexican Interior Minister Olga Sánchez Cordero on the phone.
Outrage and protests
The death of Salazar, videotaped, has also sparked protests from international organizations and groups accusing Mexican security forces of racism and misogyny, in addition to claims from El Salvador, the EFE agency said.
Several UN agencies, such as the IOM, UNHCR and UN-DH, now condemned the woman’s murder and asked the authorities for a “prompt and impartial” investigation.
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