It is a case still full of mysteries that continues to haunt Mexico. The commemorations of the disappearance of the 43 students of Ayotzinapa have begun in Mexico City. The parents of the students are leading a series of actions and demonstrations in the capital, before a large march on Thursday for the tenth anniversary of the tragedy.
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With our correspondent in Mexico, Gwendolina Duval
Ten years ago, on the night of September 26, 2014, 43 young people from the Ayotzinapa Teacher Training College in the state of Guerrero disappeared in Iguala. Their fate is still unknown. At the time, the investigation was botched and the government presented a false version of events – now denied. The work of independent experts and international organizations has highlighted in recent years that this was a true state crime, directly involving the police and even the armyin collusion with a criminal group.
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Ten years later, the motives behind the scandal remain unknown and the details of what happened that day are unknown. The current government of Andrés Manuel López Obrador had promised to shed light on the case that has traumatized the country. But as it is set to hand over power to Claudia Sheinbaum at the end of the month, the families still have no answers.
Military documents
In front of the Ministry of the Interior, hundreds of students from rural schools in Ayotzinapa continue to show their support during the demonstrations for the 43 missing. For months, they have been demanding the delivery of hundreds of military documents that recount the events of the night of the tragedy.
” He promised us that we would obtain truth and justice, but clearly we see that this is impossible. ” explains Maria Elena Galindrez, the mother of Giovanni, one of the missing students.
The relationship between the AMLO government and the families and experts deteriorated after the revelations of the direct participation of Mexican authorities and the resignation of the special prosecutor, who left for the United States.
Hope for a new phase with Sheinbaum
” In the last phase of this government, they are doing the same things as in the previous administration of Peña Nieto. Attempts to divide, fragment the group, mistreat lawyers, create theses, come up with hypotheses that do not exist, create a different story. “, laments Vidulfo Rosalez, lawyer for the families.
Days before the change of government, families denounce a Mexican state that is not up to par, and hope to begin a new process with Claudia Sheinbaum.