Chiapas, Mexico /
In the last hours, they were identified five of the six migrants who died Tuesday night on the Villacomaltitlán-Huixtla highway section, near the Los Cocos ejido, in Chiapas.
This occurred after elements of the Mexican Army they shot at a truck with redilas that circulated on a dirt road in the coastal area, where 33 migrants were traveling.
A source of the Secretary of National Defense (Sedena) revealed to MILLENNIUM that the migrants who died were identified:
- Warner Jonathan Miranda Cueva50 years old, of Peruvian nationality.
- Badie Makram Fahmi17 years old, originally from Egypt.
- José Modesto Méndez Funes37 years old, from El Salvador.
- Eriny Saad Salah Melek Gerges11 years old, along with Selvia Saad Salah Melek Gerges18 years old, both of Egyptian nationality.
Four of the victims died at the scenewhile two more lost their lives in the Huixtla Hospital when received medical attention.
This Thursday afternoon, four people with minor injurieswho do not put their lives at risk, were discharged; However, four people still remain injured in serious condition.
The authorities indicated that the bodies will remain for nine more days in the Forensic Medical Service (Semefo) of the municipality of Tapachula, during which time they will contact the relatives through the Embassies and the corresponding procedures will be carried out for your delivery.
What will become of the migrants now?
In a telephone interview, Luis Villagrán García, director of the Center for Human Dignification, explained that in accordance with article 52 of the current migration law, migrants who were victims of a crime They should have received the visa for humanitarian reasonsHowever, only the Multiple Migratory Format (FMM) was delivered to them.
“These people, those who came out unharmedthey say, had been taken to the Siglo XXI immigration station located in Tapachulabut until now it is no longer found, that is what we as a non-governmental organization, defender of human rights, we have the sign, who are no longer found because they were given a multiple immigration form,” he stated.
The activist also said that personnel from the BETA group He went to the hospital this Thursday general of Huixtla, who wanted to enter, but “there was some kind of problem and they turned around and the man left. National Migration Institute“.
He regretted that until now have not given timely attention to the migrants even though it is a job that corresponds to them, on the contrary, they held the Secretary of National Defense.
“They say that they are not facts that correspond to them because the event had to do with migrants, although the responsible authority is the Secretariat of National Defense, the position, the way of acting of the National Migration Institute must be reviewed, especially the commissioner and in this case the head, the head of the delegation in Chiapas”, he concluded.
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