5 young people killed by members of the Armed Forces On February 26 in the town of Nuevo Laredo in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, they were not armed and did not face the soldiers. This was admitted in an interview with ‘El Universal’ by Alejandro Encinas, Undersecretary for Human Rights, Population and Immigration at the Mexican Ministry of the Interior, who claimed that this was an execution.
“We have to wait for the investigation demanded from the National Human Rights Commission, because these young people were executed, not confronted, no matter who they were,” Encinas said. His accusation will be known when the results of the investigations regarding the case are announced. The federal official, from his point of view, It is “clear” that there are elements to prove it was an execution.He reiterated that the members of the Armed Forces were not armed as they claimed in their defense and that there had been no conflict.
Encinas said that although the military has the right to self-defense, if they break the law and commit crimes, they “must fulfill their responsibilities”. Likewise, it considered that the investigation should include not only the elements that set the weapons in motion, but also the chain of command. “Certainly Investigation should take responsibility In this operation, the chain of command punished not only the actions of the elements of the Armed Forces.
On February 26, members of the Mexican Army allegedly opened fire on a minibus containing seven civilians after gunfire was heard, and the vehicle crashed, killing five people. According to the description of the Armed Forces, they heard gunshots and went to the area where the sound came from, and when they saw Ordu, they decided to start a pursuit against a suspicious vehicle that was accelerating.
“They visualized a minibus-type vehicle with seven people on board, lights off and without license plate, moving at extreme speed, accelerating prematurely and recklessly after observing the presence of troops. Their march then collided with a parked vehicle,” Ordu said in a statement. .
After the battle, according to Sedena, the soldiers approached and opened fire on passengersAs reported by ‘El Sol de México’, it caused the death of five people and one person seriously injured, while one of them remained unharmed.
Meanwhile, the Mexican Attorney General’s Office launched an investigation to clarify what happened and to verify the accuracy of the Armed Forces version, which contradicts that of the neighbors reassuring the military. The moving vehicle was fired upon.caused the driver to lose control and collided with another car.