The leader of Morena in the Coast Region, Enrique Quiroz Quiroz @ Oaxacamira
On the night of Friday, April 1, Enrique Quiroz Quiroz was murdered. He was the coordinator of the Movement for National Regeneration (Morena) party in the Coast Region of Oaxaca State and was an active militant. The killing took place after 7 pm at the entrance to San Andres de Huaxtaltepec municipality according to information from the State Public Prosecutor. Quiroz received at least four shots from unidentified [gunmen].
This murder follows that of the reporter Marcos Hernandez Bautista on January 21 last in the same municipality and potential Morena candidate for mayor. The general secretary of the Morena state committee, Sesul Bolaños, demanded from “the state and federal authorities the investigation of these events that muddy the electoral process of June 5.” Sesul Bolaños declared, “We don’t dare to say that it is a campaign against Morena, but we have to highlight that it the second crime in the same region and in the same municipality.” He considered it “alarming that there is a climate of insecurity and uncertainty on the eve of elections.”
For more information in Spanish:
Asesinan en Oaxaca a líder regional de Morena (La Jornada, 02 de abril de 2016)
Ejecutan a seis hombres en Oaxaca, uno era militante de Morena y otro del PRD (Proceso, 02 de abril de 2016)
Morena condena asesinato de Enrique Quiroz Quiroz (Vanguardia, 02 de abril de 2016)
Un policía, presunto asesino del periodista Marcos Hernández (Proceso, 25 de febrero de 2016)
For more information from SIPAZ:
Chiapas: Allanan domicilio de regidor de Morena en San Cristóbal de Las Casas (31 de marzo de 2016)
Oaxaca: “Levantan” y ejecutan a líder triqui representante de Morena (13 de enero de 2015)
