The disappearances of young people between the ages of 15 and 19 continue to be one of the outstanding issues facing the Jalisco government, in addition to the responsibility of the University of Guadalajara (UDG), as it has been determined that the victims are students at this Jalisco-based high school.
In statements to the media, Karla Planter stated that Bryan, Miguel Alejandro, Axel, and José Luis, students at the University of Guadalajara, remain missing. Three of the students disappeared in neighborhoods of Guadalajara between late March and early April of this year, within a period of one week.
When questioned about the actions taken to locate these young people and the strategies to prevent the continued disappearance of students, Karla Planter asserted that this is an issue of concern.
“Of course we are concerned, just as we are concerned about the problem of insecurity in the country and the state, and yes, of course we are concerned,” commented the current rector of the University of Guadalajara. UDG and the Jalisco Government Have Not Held a Meeting with the Inter-Institutional Working Group
Planter stated that she had agreed with the governor of Jalisco, Pablo Lemus Navarro, that they would invite her to work together with the families of the disappeared and groups of relatives of missing persons. It would be an inter-institutional working group to address this situation, however, she is still waiting to be called for a session.
“What happened is that the governor set up a group with the families of the disappeared. In fact, that’s when they invited me to participate, and of course I said yes, and I’m waiting for the call… We haven’t received the call for the next meeting. We are ready to attend as soon as they call us,” said Karla Planter.
These meetings held by the Jalisco government with groups aim to improve strategies and protocols for the search and identification of missing persons.
Who are the missing UDG students?
Edgar Axel Ríos, 15, was last seen in the Olímpica neighborhood of Guadalajara. He was a student at the Guadalajara Polytechnic.
Jesús Bryan Huidor, 17, was last seen on April 1 in the San Juan de Dios neighborhood of Guadalajara. He was a student at Preparatory School 6.
Miguel Alejandro Medina del Castillo, 17, disappeared on April 3 in the San Rafael neighborhood of Guadalajara. He was a student at Tlaquepaque Preparatory School.
José Luis Arciniega Nieves, 15, disappeared in January. He was a student at the Ixtapa campus in Puerto Vallarta.
In Axel’s case, his family announced that they had discovered that the young man’s cell phone was in the state of Zacatecas. However, the University of Guadalajara said they had no information from the Attorney General’s Office as to whether it could be a case of forced recruitment. For its part, the Zacatecas Attorney General’s Office has collaborated with the investigation into this case.
The University of Guadalajara’s Committee for the Analysis of Disappeared Persons published a study on May 12th that showed an increase in the disappearance of young people between the ages of 15 and 19, the most likely cause of this increase being forced recruitment by organized crime
Source: telediario
