Unknown assailants murdered the mayor of the municipality of Candelaria Loxicha, Román Ruíz Bohórquez, in Oaxaca this Tuesday, which represents the second murder of a municipal president in less than 10 days.
The governor of Oaxaca, Salomón Jara, confirmed the murder on his social networks, although without giving more details of the case, which is already under investigation.
“We regret this fact and send our deepest condolences to his family. The Prosecutor’s Office is already working on the case and we are going to guarantee that this event does not go unpunished,” said Jara, from Morena.
Local media reported that during the night, unknown people killed Ruiz Bohórquez with a knife in his home.
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Second murder of a mayor in less than 10 days
The municipal president, elected under the local organization Planilla Blanca, was a professor at the Autonomous Communal University of Oaxaca (UACO), which condemned the homicide.
“We extend our condolences to the family and the community that is in communal mourning today. May your path be blessed, dear teacher, you shared with us not only the vision of a more dignified common life for all, but you accompanied us with clarity and guidance to continue with this project,” he said in a statement.
This is the second murder of a mayor in less than 10 days in southern Mexico, where on October 6, the opposition Alejandro Arcos, mayor of Chilpancingo, capital of Guerrero, was beheaded in a fact that has not yet been fully clarified.
These events show that the murders of politicians have not ended after the most violent elections in Mexico, those of June 2, with more than 30 candidates murdered, according to civil organizations, although the Government has only acknowledged the murder of 12 candidates.
With information from EFE
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