Between faces of concern and fear that they preferred to protect themselves in anonymity for fear of their integrity, inhabitants of The ranch y The passage of the tiger, two communities located in the municipality of Log, They went on Monday to Morelia to the “Tribune of the People” To publicly report the Forced displacement They are suffering from the increase in violence in their region.
The settlers reported that in recent weeks they have been victims of Kidnappings, robberies y sexual aggressions, which forced them to leave their homes.
According to his testimony, the racketeering maintains total control of these communities and has issued direct threats against those who try to escape.
They have been violating women, the same is kidnapping, removing trucks, removing motorcycles, removing that they are on the road. The road to Morelia are already blocked, they have it in the blocked capullín, they no longer let anyone from those who come there, it can no longer pass anyone, because they say there, who goes up, who goes down, and then now we do not know here if they are going to send them or the government.
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The settlers were backed by Guillermo Valencia Reyes, leader of At in Michoacán, who explained that they have the necessary evidence that some of the displaced They were also victims of torture, And, their nails ripped off and hit them.
To this, he denounced that the Environmental destruction caused by fires In forested areas, allegedly initiated by themselves criminals as part of its intimidation strategy, and in retaliation for fleeing the villages.
The group demanded that Michoacán government an immediate intervention to recover the security in the area, and in case of not having powers or capacity, request from the federal government its intervention.
I think it’s not fair. Please, and the government, and tell us what day we can now be able to leave, walk in the walk of our properties and in our homes with peace of mind, without fear that our children do not have our children our family already, please.
