On a second day of tributes for the mayor Alejandro Arcosfamily, friends and politicians, They organized a mass on Tuesday, October 8, in the Chilpancingo Cathedral.
From 6:00 p.m., family members of the president municipal —found dead on Sunday, September 29— They arrived at the Cathedral of Santa María de la Asunción to begin the novena day.
“We wholeheartedly appreciate the support in these moments of pain (…) We ask you to remember him as a man of peace and love that he always was,” Sandy Solis Peralta, the mayor’s wife, wrote on her social networks prior to the meeting. .
Friends and supporters of the former municipal president joined the ecumenical activities, until Sunday, when a dispute between organized crime caught up with him.
Who attended the ceremony?
In the place the presence of Bernardo Ortega Jiménez, brother of Celso Ortega Jiménez, leader of the criminal organization The Squirrelsand who was a deputy of the Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD) and municipal president of Quechultenango between 2002 and 2005.
At the end of the ceremony, The PRD politician approached the family to offer condolencesand later withdraw.
Although the PRD politician has been accused of being linked to crime, on several occasions he has distanced himself from it.
According to federal authorities, on Sunday, Alejandro Arcos Catalán, went to the town of Petaquillas for a meeting with members of this criminal organization.
What happened to Alejandro Arcos?
Alejandro Moreno, Alitopresident of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), reported on the murder of Alejandro Arcos, municipal president of Chilpancingo, Guerreo, during the night of Sunday, October 6.
The party leader He pointed out that this murder occurred three days after the secretary of the Chilpancingo city council, Francisco Tapia, was also found dead.
Through a publication on his X account, Alito assured that the PRI will ask the Attorney General’s Office (FGR) to open an investigation file to find those allegedly responsible for the murders.
“Our condolences and solidarity go out to their families. Given the ungovernable situation in Guerrero, we will be asking @FGRMexico to investigate both murders,” the party leader wrote on his social networks.
They have murdered our mayor of Chilpancingo, Alejandro Arcos, and just three days ago the secretary of this same City Council, Francisco Tapia.
They had been in office for less than a week. Young and honest officials who sought progress for their community.
Our condolences…— Alejandro Moreno (@alitomorenoc) October 7, 2024
It is worth mentioning that, the victims had not even served a week in office when his violent death was reported.
In this way, Alejando Moreno referred to the victims as “young and honest officials who sought progress for their community.”
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