Amid questions about his vacation period outside the state, and following calls from the business sector to strengthen actions against violence in Baja California Sur, Governor Víctor Castro Cosío defended the strategy his administration has implemented and thanked the armed forces for their support.
When approached by the media, the governor of Baja California Sur stated that he does not ignore the seriousness of the situation facing Baja California Sur; however, he maintained that for four years, the state has remained among the top states in terms of security and asserted that this situation has not changed.
“Nor can we say that because of this (violent acts) Baja California Sur is among the most unsafe. For four years, the state was among the top states in security, and very few people recognized it,” he said.
Castro Cosío highlighted the results of the reinforced military presence in the state, including arrests and seizures of drugs and weapons.
In response, he questioned the criticism he has received, mainly for the homicides and shootings reported in the municipalities of Comondú and Loreto, and pointed out that they are being exploited by those who, he said, “do not agree” with his government’s project.
“It’s very easy to discredit and discredit, but it’s part of what we have to respect: those who disagree and take advantage of circumstances like these to criticize,” he declared, visibly annoyed.
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He affirmed that criticism should be directed at criminal groups, not at him personally.
“These criminal groups don’t sleep, but they don’t talk about them, they don’t speak ill of crime, what a paradox. Instead of criticizing all the harm they do to society, they go after me. But it’s part of the strategy, it’s part of disagreeing with us, instead of saying: evil has arrived and we must confront it together, instead of blaming the governor, but hey, I’m going to resist because all my life I’ve fought against adversity, and this won’t be the first time I face those inside and those outside, with the law in hand,” he stated.
Castro Cosío reiterated that his government will continue working in coordination with the armed forces to restore peace and tranquility in the state, although, he stressed, “what is being done is minimized.”
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Insecurity Perception Grows
According to the INEGI (National Institute of Statistics and Geography), in the National Urban Public Security Survey, La Paz and Los Cabos saw an increase in the perception of insecurity between March and June. In the case of La Paz, it was almost 9 percentage points, and in Los Cabos, 11 points. In both cases, the percentage of citizens who perceive these municipalities as unsafe is 36 percent.
Last weekend, fishing entrepreneur Jorge Chávez was murdered in the center of La Paz, prompting reactions from chambers of commerce and business organizations demanding effective action in the face of the increase in violence, which has worsened since April.
For their part, collectives of searching mothers have documented an increase in the number of missing persons during Governor Víctor Castro Cosío’s four-year term, with most cases remaining unsolved and no arrests made.
The president acknowledged months ago that this crime has also increased but has not been contained.
Source: msn
