Institutional support in homicide investigation
The Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection, Omar García Harfuch, reaffirmed the absolute support of the federal government for the head of Government of Mexico City, Clara Brugada, after the murder of his private secretary, Ximena Guzmán, and his advisor, José Muñoz. During a meeting with legislators in the Chamber of Deputies, the official emphasized that, although the investigation corresponds to the capital’s Prosecutor’s Office, he will receive support from the Secretariat of Security and the Attorney General’s Office (FGR).
“These are facts that will not go unpunished,” Harfuch declared, underlining the professionalism of the investigations and the commitment to obtaining results. In addition, he ruled out any link between this crime and the previous attacks against him (2020) or against the journalist Ciro Gómez Leyva (2022), although he avoided speculation due to the confidential nature of the case.
Security reforms under scrutiny
In parallel, opposition deputies demanded to review the security reforms proposed by the federal government, which include the collection of biometric data and the creation of a telephone registry to intercept communications linked to crimes. Rubén Moreira Valdez, coordinator of the PRI, warned that these measures could affect individual freedoms and proposed working groups to present counterproposals.
Deputy Noemí Luna (PAN) warned about risks to human rights, especially in relation to article 12 of the initiative, which would allow access to telecommunications without rigorous judicial supervision. Federico Döring (PAN) recalled the precedent of telephone espionage during Ernestina Godoy’s tenure as prosecutor, where calls were intercepted under false pretexts.
Additional demands: transparency and electoral security
The legislators also requested to strengthen security in the electoral processes of Veracruz and Durango, given the increase in violence against candidates. Likewise, the PRI proposed the creation of an independent laboratory – in collaboration with the Ibero-American University – to monitor criminal statistics, arguing opacity in official data.
“We need clear and verifiable methodologies,” Moreira Valdez insisted, criticizing the elimination of open sources in the reports of the Security Secretariat.
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Source: El Universal (referential image)
