Government claims that surveillance tours were reinforced by security forces as a preventive measure
In 2020, the CEDHJ issued a recommendation to Jocotepec for the lack of public policies to prevent crimes of enforced disappearance. Illustrative photo: Courtesy.
Redaction. – There is no strategy for the prevention of the crime of forced disappearance of persons in the municipality of Jocotepec.
As of January 18, 2022, according to the transparency request with official letter number SI/007/2022 of file 140285622000011, there was no strategy in terms of prevention of forced disappearance of persons.
Information was requested on the implementation or design of programs to combat the causes that generate conditions of risk and vulnerability to such crimes; however, the response was negative.
Said document stipulates that, with respect to the actions established for the prevention of the crimes of disappearance of persons, no preventive measures have been carried out, implemented or designed.
The suspension of activities by the state authorities due to the Covid-19 pandemic did not allow activities to be carried out for this purpose.
However, it was claimed that, for the same reason, surveillance tours were reinforced by security forces as a preventive measure, in red spots, not specified, where disappearances could occur.
The State Commission of Human Rights of Jalisco (CEDHJ) issued the recommendation with folio number 6431/2020-IV, where it indicated that there has been non-compliance of public policies for the prevention of crimes of forced disappearance of persons committed by individuals, as well as for sufficient guarantees for the search and location of these persons, and for the attention and assistance of their relatives, since 2020 without anything changing.
This is despite an alarming situation of violence that has afflicted the lakeside municipality in recent weeks, since an armed conflict on March 10, when two policemen lost their lives and two firefighters were wounded.
Translated by Sandy Britton
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