The most recent attack on government officials in Mexico City, which involved two top aides to the mayor of the city, has resulted in the deaths of two of the city’s mayor’s two aides.
According to city officials, private secretary Ximena Guzman and adviser Jose Munoz were killed early on Tuesday in an early morning ambush in Moderna.
Clara Brugada, the mayor of Mexico City, blasted the killings and promised to carry out her government’s “relentless fight against insecurity.”
At a press conference, Brugada stated that “we are committed to investigating, clarifying, and making sure there is no impunity.”
Mexico’s capital is known for having a low crime rate, which is largely attributable to drug cartels, but it is also known for having a low crime rate compared to the rest of the nation.
According to Al Jazeera’s John Holman, a journalist from Mexico City, there were 50 political murders in the nation in the first three months of the year all alone, compared to the capital’s relatively uncommon political murders.
“This one’s causes are still undetermined. However, there are powerful criminal organizations in the capital battling for control of lucrative rackets, Holman said.
Politicians “can get in the way,” as they do elsewhere in the nation.
Claudia Sheinbaum, a former mayor of the capital and a Brugada ally, expressed condolences over the killings and promised that “justice is served” under the presidency of Mexico.
Sheinbaum said, “We show our sympathy and support for these two individuals who have long been active in our movement.”
“We know them, we support their families, and we will give her]Brugada” all the Mexican government’s needs,” the mayor said.
Source: Aljazeera
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