Ayotzinapa: An Opportunity to Move Forward
The FGR’s arrest of ex-Governor Ángel Aguirre—accused of ordering footage of the Iguala bus destroyed—revives a case stalled for nearly 12 years.
The FGR’s arrest of ex-Governor Ángel Aguirre—accused of ordering footage of the Iguala bus destroyed—revives a case stalled for nearly 12 years.
President Sheinbaum’s daily press conference, with comments on inflation, Mexico–Peru relations, Ayotzinapa, US relations, energy sovereignty, audience rights, and México Canta.
Aguirre governed Guerrero when the 43 vanished in Iguala in 2014; he is the first former governor detained in the case under the FGR’s new probe.
Families say there has been no response to the points they raised when meeting with President Sheinbaum, last November, nor has a follow-up meeting been scheduled, as promised.
Parents of the missing students demand the Army hand over 800 files it has it in its possession and complain no new meeting has been scheduled with President Sheinbaum since their last meeting in November.
Parents of the Ayotzinapa students also demanded the Mexican military hand over documents pertaining to the case, asserting that “they will not deceive us against with a historical truth.”
A Mexico City march drew over five thousand attendees, including 20 teacher training colleges, on the 11th anniversary of the disappearance of the 43 students, demanding concrete results from the Mexican government.
On the 11th anniversary of their children’s disappearance, the families still have no reason to hope for long-awaited truth and justice.
The coming months will be crucial in defining the direction of the case: the Sheinbaum government will define not only its relationship with the students’ parents, but also with families searching for their children across Mexico.
The President did not confirm whether US Secretary of State Rubio was open to the request.