More than 24 hours have passed since students from the “Mactumactzá” Rural Teachers’ College in Chiapas blocked Insurgentes Avenue and its intersection with Paseo de la Reforma, denouncing state governor Eduardo Ramírez Aguilar as a “student killer.”
The protesters are demanding justice for the death of Jesús Alaín, a student pursuing a degree in Primary Education, who was shot in the head during a demonstration on May 15.
The blockade has caused significant disruptions to traffic at one of the busiest intersections in the Mexican capital, forcing Metrobús riders to walk several stretches due to station closures.
Despite the magnitude of the protest and the direct accusations against Chiapas governor Eduardo Ramírez Aguilar, federal and state authorities have not responded or commented on the allegations surrounding the student’s death, which has prolonged the protesters’ presence at the scene.
This Wednesday, June 4, the Traffic Orientation Center (OVIAL) of the Secretariat of Citizen Security (SSC) kept the capital’s population informed, via its X account, about the presence of students who had been blocking the Paseo de la Reforma intersection, in both directions, and Insurgentes Avenue, since June 3.
The protests caused the closure of the Reforma and Hamburgo stations on Metrobús Line 1, forcing users to walk on the aforementioned roads to reach their destinations, from the Glorieta de Insurgentes station to Plaza de la República.
As part of their demonstration, the students placed banners from one end of Insurgentes Avenue to the other, on which they wrote the slogans: “Eduardo Ramírez Aguilar, governor of the state of Chiapas, murderer of students, May 15th,” “Mactumactzá demands a solution,” and “Justice cannot be bought or sold, it must be sought and defended.”
They also set up black tents, camping tents, and makeshift structures, warning the local and federal governments that they will not clear the avenues until they engage in dialogue with the relevant authorities.
At press time, neither the Ministry of the Interior (Segob), headed by Rosa Ícela Rodríguez, nor the governor of Chiapas had commented on an agreement or the allegations of repression disseminated by the students.
Source: proceso
