Jose Alberto Meade Mendizabal and Imelda Elizalde Martinezthey assumed the presidency and vice-presidency of the Potosinos con Valor associationwho initially said they were against the reform so that judges and magistrates are elected by popular vote.
This Friday the change in the board of directors of the Potosinos con Valor association was announced, where Alberto Narváez Arochi leaves office as president and Alicia Bertiz as vice presidentIn their place, José Alberto Meade and Imelda Elizalde assume these positions; aboutMeade Mendizábal highlighted that the outgoing leadership managed to position the association and support various causes that came to fruition, so various projects will continue, especially in electoral, health and safety matters.
In your case, Elizalde Martínez said she is a citizen interested in participating in actions that can make San Luis and Mexico a country with greater equity.and highlighted that citizen action is what will achieve this transformation, “Potosinos con Valor convenes, brings together and organizes citizens to make value proposals, that has been the challenge and great achievement of Potosinos con Valor.”
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In that sense, They positioned themselves around the reform of the Judicial Branch, in which they said they were against the election of judges and magistrates by popular vote; José Alberto Meade stressed that these positions should be occupied by people with the necessary knowledge“if they want to put more requirements, they have to be thought about and put in place, but it is not a question of popularity,” as he warned that this method of election could even give way to the incursion of crime with the financing of people of his convenience, which would be a serious problem for the country.
At the same time, Imelda Elizalde considered that a restructuring of the Judicial Branch is necessary“we see that the administration of justice still has many weaknesses, the structure has weaknesses that we citizens experience every day,” however He pointed out that the process proposed for the election of judges and magistrates is not adequate.as he agreed that these positions should be filled by impartial people, with appropriate training.
Also The outgoing vice president spoke on the issue and highlighted that one of the problems of justice in Mexico is impunity, but highlighted that only 0.8% of the cases that are investigated reach a judge.so the initial problem is in the prosecutor’s offices, which also deliver investigation folders that are not well integrated, so “if we want justice, this (the election by popular vote) is not going to give it to us.”
This waythe President of Potosinos con Valor pointed out that “we will have to participate actively” around this reformanalyze whether the forums held in the country are to listen to proposals or only to inform a decision already made, and if so, take to the streets to “fight.”
