Álvaro Obregón. Photo @SIPAZ
The General Assembly of the community of Álvaro Obregón, in the Tehuantepec Isthmus, has denounced threats directed at Eduardo Toledo, member of the communal council and opponent to wind-energy parks, on the part of political agents representing the mayor of Juchitán, Saúl Vicente Vázquez, and former mayor Mariano Santana.
The background to this outcome can be found on 18 January, when the communal police of Álvaro Obregón intercepted several militants from the PT-PRD parties who, on the orders of mayor Saúl Vicente Vázquez, sought to access the community toward the end of meeting to choose the authorities. The communal police recalled that, according to a decision taken by the general assembly of the community, members of political parties would not be allowed entrance, and no authority not chosen by the citizens’ general assembly, the maximum internal authority, would not be recognized by anyone.
To avenge this ultimatum, Eduardo Toledo was threatened with death on two occasions (20 and 21 January) by the same people who had been denied entry to Álvaro Obregón, including one known to be Economic Minister of the Juchitán Town Hall.
The General Assembly of Álvaro Obregón has demanded in a communique, including other things, that the denounced death-threats be investigated and that the Juchitán Town Hall respect the decisions taken by the people of Álvaro Obregón in their exercise of self-determination.
For more information (in Spanish):
Operadores políticos del presidente municipal de Juchitán, Saúl Vicente Vázquez, y del expresidente Mariano Santana, amenazan de muerte a Eduardo Toledo Orozco, miembro del cabildo comunitario de Álvaro Obregón, Juchitán, Oaxaca (APIITDTT, 22 de nero de 2014)
Activista antieólico recibe amenazas de muerte del edil de Juchitán(Página3, 23 de enero de 2014)
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