President Claudia Sheinbaum reported that her government is analyzing, in coordination with the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in Mexico, the incorporation of a group of independent experts to accompany the investigation of the Ayotzinapa case.
The objective is to strengthen the investigations and move towards clarifying the disappearance of the 43 normal students. Sheinbaum explained that the specialists will not be hired by the federal government, but will be part of an advisory team supported by an independent international institution, to give greater credibility to the process.
Management before the UN
The president has already formally requested the Office of the High Commissioner to explore that possibility. He even addressed the issue directly with the high commissioner during his visit to the country. The response was that the experts who previously participated will not be reinstated, but that the UN will propose new specialists.
Sheinbaum acknowledged differences with some human rights organizations regarding the conduct of the case and previous judicial resolutions. He assured that the new line of investigation of the Attorney General’s Office (FGR) has made it possible to recover a scientific perspective and detect omissions in previous investigations.
However, the progress cannot be made public for now, so as not to compromise the investigations and out of respect for the family members.
“The shift or the new vision of the research that we are doing is giving many results; we cannot make them known yet out of respect for the fathers and mothers, and also for the research itself,” he said.
The president reiterated that her administration seeks truth and justice, as well as knowing the whereabouts of the 43 young people. Maintains periodic meetings with parents to inform them about the development of the case. Sheinbaum has provided personal follow-up, reviewing reports and folders, in coordination with the FGR and legal advisor Luisa María Alcalde.
Finally, he considered that it is not the time to open a public debate about the differences in the case, since the priority is to preserve the investigations and inform the families first.
