A Mexican congressman who was once a member of the ruling coalition was shot dead in the coastal Veracruz region on Monday, authorities said, identifying yet another man linked to violence in the country.
“Benito Aguas Atlahua died of wounds caused by an assault with a firearm,” The State Prosecutor’s Office said In a comment.
The body of a man named AgustÃn Linares was also found at the site of the attack in the municipality of Zongolica, the comment said. The government has not said how Linares, who was once an engineer, died.
The government no longer has additional information available about the events or preferences of the attackers.
According to previous reports, Aguas Atlahua was taken to hospital in serious condition after his capture.
The lawmaker was once a member of the ecologist Green Birthday Party of Mexico (PVEM), part of the ruling coalition that controls Congress along with the Exertion Birthday Party and President Claudia Sheinbaum’s Morena.
Attack at his PVEM birthday party condemned Statement on social media,
It added, “We urge the authorities to take appropriate action to ensure that this heinous act does not go unpunished. Security and respect must be fundamental pillars in Mexican politics.”
A tribute posted on Aguas Atlahua’s Facebook page said he was “reputed for his hard work and tireless dedication to improving the lives of citizens.”
“His legacy of service and his love for his country will live on in the hearts of all who knew him and worked with him,” the comment said.
The state of Veracruz has been fought by legal gangs due to its location along a transit route for drugs and undocumented immigrants heading to the US.
There have been more than 450,000 murders in Mexico since 2006, when the federal government called in military troops to fight the cartels.
Politicians, especially on the local stage, constantly fall victim to bloodshed Linked to corruption and a billion-dollar pharmaceutical business.
was mayor once in October murdered and decapitated In the southern region of Guerrero. Nearest Pressen, a former prosecutor and distinguished figure of the local police, was once arrested In the context of a heinous murder.
In June, a the mayor was murdered In southern Mexico, another meat presser was murdered in the same area plagued by cartel violence. Acacio Flores was murdered in the coming days. Murder of Salvador Villalba FloresEvery other mayor from Guerrero was elected in the June 2 election.
Additionally in June, a neighborhood councilwoman Once she fell ill while leaving her home in Guerrero. His murder was reported days before that of the mayor of a city in western Mexico and her bodyguard murder outside the gymA few hours later Sheinbaum assumed the presidency.
At least 24 politicians were murdered During a particularly violent electoral process, leading up to the June election, the dominant ruling party won an overwhelming majority, according to official figures.
