The official script about the miners has a new act
The initial narrative breaks down. First was the version of the Secretary of Security, Omar García Harfuch: the seven miners kidnapped in Sinaloa were “confused” with members of a rival group. A tragic mistake, almost an accident of criminal destiny.
But this Friday, President Claudia Sheinbaum took the stage with a different script. At the National Palace, before the spotlight his morning, he made it clear that this explanation is not the end of the performance.
“Evidently we have to eradicate extortion in our country, particularly regarding this case of the miners,” he declared with that calm that is sometimes more eloquent than a shout.
His message was direct: the Attorney General’s Office (FGR) is conducting a “much deeper” investigation. They are not going to be satisfied with the statements of the detainees. No line is discarded.
The plot thickens: simple confusion or extortion?
Sheinbaum broke down the new approach. The FGR will not only review what the captors said. He will speak with the families of the victims, with other workers and with the entire mining industry.
The objective is clear: to determine if behind this “tragic and regrettable event” there is a pattern of threats and demands for money. They want to know the actual working conditions and whether the mining company has any liability.
“It is better that it be answered directly by the Prosecutor’s Office or the Security Cabinet itself,” Sheinbaum said, distancing himself from the first act starring García Harfuch.
The change in tone is significant. It goes from a narrative of “casual confusion” to an open investigation into systematic extortion, a crime that she herself recognized as one of those that most affects citizens.
Meanwhile, the families of the seven miners continue to wait. The political theater continues its course, but for them the drama is visceral, real and occurs far from the microphones.
