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Sheinbaum removed from outraged by the case of #Teuchitlán Jalisco.
As Mexico faces one of the crucial surprising safety crises lately with the case of Teuchitlán, Jalisco, President Claudia Sheinbaum appears extra involved with defending the picture of her predecessor, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, than demanding justice for the victims. As an alternative of strongly condemning the brutality of organized crime and the atrocities that occurred in Jalisco, Sheinbaum took the time to return to AMLO’s protection, asking that he not be known as “narco president.”
Sheinbaum’s priorities have develop into evident: as an alternative of specializing in the fact of the nation and addressing the escalating violence, she opts to divert the dialog to Felipe Calderón, criticizing his administration and reviving outdated political debates. A predictable and determined technique that demonstrates his lack of management within the face of the present disaster.
The Teuchitlán case has shocked the nation, as it’s an space the place organized crime has operated with whole impunity. Regardless of the magnitude of the scandal, Sheinbaum has prevented instantly confronting the Jalisco Cartel – New Era (CJNG) and has most well-liked to deal with retaining the picture of the Fourth Transformation intact, even at the price of the struggling of the victims and their households.
The president’s cynicism is aware of no bounds. Her angle in direction of violence contrasts together with her obsession to discredit previous governments. Whereas in her speeches she by no means misses a possibility to level the finger at Calderón and his safety technique, she refuses to acknowledge the hyperlinks between drug trafficking and López Obrador’s authorities and the concessions given to felony teams throughout his six-year time period.
The double normal is clear. Underneath the pretext of a “new safety technique,” Sheinbaum follows AMLO’s line by betting on the militarization of the nation with out seen outcomes. Cartels proceed to function with whole freedom, violence charges proceed to rise and Mexican households reside in worry, however she stays in her ideological bubble.
Sheinbaum’s stance on the Teuchitlán case is a mirrored image of her submission to López Obrador. Her refusal to name issues by their title and her lack of dedication to confront organized crime solely exhibit that her presidency is a continuation of the failure of the Fourth Transformation by way of safety.
