The mayoral candidate in the village of Cojuca de Benites, Alfredo Cabrera, was among his supporters when a gunman shot him repeatedly in the back at close range.
A candidate in the municipal elections in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero was killed by a gunman on Wednesday, the last day of the election campaign, announced Evelyn Salgado Pineda, the governor of this state, which is plagued by the violence of organized crime gangs.
A mayoral candidate in the village of Cojuca de Benitez, Alfredo Cabrera, was among supporters when a gunman shot him repeatedly in the back at point-blank range, as captured on amateur video played by Mexican media, including the website QuadratÃn Guerrero in its report on the killing .
He is the 24th candidate killed since campaigning began ahead of Sunday’s June 2 presidential, parliamentary and regional elections, according to official figures.
The Mexican government had counted 22 assassinations of candidates before Wednesday’s in Guerrero state and Tuesday’s in Morelos state (south).
Drug cartels and other gangs are seeking to “impose candidates” in the upcoming elections, Victor Serrato, a prosecutor specializing in criminal cases linked to electoral processes in the state of Michoacán (west), recently told AFP.
The modus operandi is more or less the same: “criminals choose a candidate” and let others know they “have no right” to participate, threatening to execute them if they disobey their orders.
The government of outgoing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has announced that it will deploy a total of 27,000 soldiers and members of the National Guard to guarantee the security of polling stations on Sunday.
Source :Skai
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