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The case of Luis Almanza

Karen Valeria Cano Vásquez, widow of dentist Luis Almanza Dauzon, demonstrated outside the Government Palace of Veracruz. She demanded that the State Attorney General’s Office advance the investigation into her husband’s death.

The protest occurred while Governor Rocío Nahle García offered a conference inside. The widow’s banner read: “7 months have passed and no justice has been done for the death of my husband Luis Almanza Dauzón.”

A hole without signs

In November of last year, Almanza was traveling by motorcycle on the Coatepec-Xalapa highway. He found a hole in the asphalt layer without marking. The work was carried out by a company contracted by the Ministry of Infrastructure and Public Works.

The victim was going to buy a New Year’s gift for her son. The lack of signs caused discomfort among citizens.

Lack of fiscal action

The widow denounced that the Prosecutor’s Office has not given her the investigation file. Nor has he received testimonies nor have ministerial proceedings been carried out. The file accumulates delays.

Ministerial personnel have excused themselves, arguing lack of personnel and vacation periods. Seven months after the accident, there are no responsible parties.

Karen Valeria Cano Vásquez maintains her demand: justice and accountability for the omission that cost her husband his life.

Forgiveness and multiculturalism: keys to the new indigenous law

Within the framework of the presentation of the General Law on the Rights of Indigenous and Afro-Mexican Peoples, the federal government insisted on the importance of historic forgiveness towards Spain. During the morning conference at the National Palace, King Felipe VI was recognized for his statements about the abuses during the Conquest.

“Forgiveness magnifies the people. The most important thing for Mexico is the identity that the recognition of the people represents,” stated official spokespersons.

The discussion focused on the need to overcome a Eurocentric vision. The authorities pointed out that without this change, racism and classism will continue to be promoted.

“If we do not recognize the vision of the great civilizations and the value that the people have given to the collective identity of Mexico, we will continue to promote racism and classism,” they warned.

After 300 years of colony and 200 years of independence, 20% of the Mexican population identifies as indigenous. The government called for recognizing this multiculturalism as part of the national identity.

The law seeks to guarantee rights and combat the structural discrimination that these communities still face.

Complaint for domestic violence

María Felicia Jiménez Lavie, a UNAM professor and nuclear engineer, made public her complaint for physical, economic and psychological attacks allegedly committed by her husband, Víctor Rodríguez Padilla, former director of Pemex. In an interview, he reported that the episodes of violence occurred on three occasions, the most recent being the most intense. A video spread on social networks shows Rodríguez Padilla hitting her and pushing her in the presence of a minor.

“This was the third episode, the strongest of all, but this as such was not recurring. This occurred only three times, the first being in 2022,” he declared.

Censorship after the complaint

Jiménez Lavie assured that, after publishing the evidence, she was subject to censorship to silence her. He stated that they canceled his account on

“Yes, I am afraid of him, of his influences, of all the people who support him in silence, because all this blocking my networks has not been done by him alone, he has done it with a support network,” he expressed.

The academic contradicted the Ministry of Energy, which stated that Rodríguez Padilla had not formally joined the INEEL. Jiménez Lavie pointed out that on June 3, the institute itself publicly welcomed him as general director. In the family sphere, although they are still married, they stopped living together in March; He accused the former official of exercising psychological violence against his eldest son and of neglecting the youngest son they have in common.

Support from the Women’s Secretariat

The Women’s Secretariat contacted the complainant to offer legal and psychological guidance, although it still does not have security measures. This Monday, through a letter addressed to journalist Azucena Uresti, Jiménez Lavie described his complaint as an act of courage to protect his children and called on the population to report any form of harassment or violence.