Andres Manuel Lopez ObradorPresident of Mexicohighlighted the responsible attitude of elements of the Mexican Armyfollowing videos of a persecution once morest military by armed civilians in the state of Michoacan.
The policy of ‘kill them hot’ is over; the Armed Forces use intelligence more, President López Obrador presumes following the video of armed civilians chasing soldiers.
“For me it was a responsible attitude,” he said.
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In the morning conference held in National Palace, López Obrador affirmed that the elements of the Secretary of National Defense (Sedena) to avoid a confrontation that would have caused many deaths.
“A video circulated on social networks where alleged criminals go behind some Army vans, they follow them, that was used to say ‘what country do we live in?’, even famous people from the conservative party, speaking that ‘there was no authority’, that ‘how do they humiliate themselves like that’”, he referred.
We have to recognize the responsible attitude of the Army, before it was different. Confrontations were constant and alleged criminals, civilians and soldiers and sailors lost their lives and those above did not care, It is very easy to say ‘assert authority, my hand will not shake’ (he hits the lectern), that’s what they said when life was through others, through many”, he explained.
“We changed and both the Secretary of Defense like Marina and the National Guard they have training to avoid confrontations and that intelligence is used more than force,” he added.
The Mexican president affirmed that, unlike in the past, now the elements of the Armed Forces, of Defense, of the National Guard“but We also take care of the members of the gangs, they are human beings“.
López Obrador He affirmed that following concluding the persecution once morest soldiers, reinforcements were requested and the area was re-entered, where laboratories where drugs were manufactured were found, which were secured.
A few days ago, recordings were revealed where personnel from the Army Mexican was the victim of a persecution in new italyMunicipality of magic, Michoacanby a Armed group.
The video shows the military convoy drive at full speed on the 21st Century Highway to lose to command that followed him.
Armed civilians aboard trucks chasing a convoy of the Mexican Army in Nueva Italia, Michoacán
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With information from López-Dóriga Digital
