Relatives of the 43 missing young people from Ayotzinapa regretted Thursday the lack of “substantial advances” in the investigation, after meeting with President Claudia Sheinbaum to review the development of the case that is about to turn 11 years without clarifying.
In an interview with media at his departure from the National Palace, Isidoro Vicario, lawyer for the relatives of the 43 young people, expressed the “disappointment” of fathers and mothers for the stagnation of the case, despite the new lines of investigation proposed by Sheinbaum.
In general terms, he stressed that relatives left the meeting “a little disappointed” due to the lack of results about to be 11 years after the disappearance occurred on September 26, 2014.
“And precisely in this month of September, we have no substantial advances that can indicate to us or, at least, get closer to know what happened on the night of 26, or that can bring us closer to the whereabouts of the 43 students,” he said.
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Vicario described the meeting “such as those that have previously have been” and “Nothing novel”, although they went with “Many expectations”, after the last two meetings with Sheinbaum, where he told them of the formation of a new work team, and new lines of research, which include telephone lines.
Vicario said that they were not presented with progress on the extradition request of Israel de Tomás Zerón de Lucio, former director of the former Criminal Investigation Agency (AIC), accused of hiding evidence and tortures witnesses of the case.
Nor from the extradition of the US of Ulises Bernabé, former railing in Iguala, who would have witnessed the arrival of 17 normalists to the facilities of the Municipal Police and their delivery to a group of military, police and hitmen.
Mario González, father of César Manuel González Hernández, considered that the new lines of research promoted by Sheinbaum are beginning to suppose a setback.
“What we see is that with the new technology, as advanced, that they are showing us, they dropped the lines of research that we had been bringing for 10 years, such as the army,” he said.
Emiliano Navarrete, father of José Ángel Navarrete, attributed the lack of advances to which it is “a state crime.”
“And I think the State continues to protect the previous officials involved in the disappearance of our children, and that is why there is really a prosecutor’s office that gives the width to carry an investigation,” he said.
Navarrete indicated that they see the “very poor” investigation, despite the relevance of the case, which reflects the “disability” and “cover -up” of the authorities.
For González, the only positive thing about the meeting is that the possibility of returning the group of independent experts (GEI) was raised, which depends on the president.
The meeting occurs days after the resignation of the case of lawyer Vidulfo Rosales, who represented mothers and fathers since 2014, claiming health problems.
In that sense, parents stated that they feel supported by their legal teams that have always supported them and “have never tried to get particular benefits.”
On September 26, 11 years of the disappearance of young normalists will be completed and so far the case has not been resolved, although President Sheinbaum has promised “new lines of research” to find the whereabouts of the students.
The Ayotzinapa case occurred that night of 2014, when 43 students of the Rural School of Ayotzinapa disappeared while they were heading to Mexico City to demonstrate for the anniversary of the Tlatelolco slaughter, which occurred on October 2, 1968.
The president has announced in past meetings that “until all young people are found, that folder should not be closed” and has announced a “new vision” of the investigation without “confrontation” to find young people, open the army archives and punish the guilty.
This case is an emblematic example of the disappearances in Mexico, where to date they total more than 133,000 missing persons, according to data from the National Registry of missing and not located (RNPDNO).
With EFE information
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