translated from Spanish: We have never ceased to be at war: Memo Valencia

Morelia, Michoacán. “We had never ceased to be at war, we only stopped being a national score for three years,” said the former municipal president of Tepalcatepec, Guillermo Valencia Reyes, around the wave of violence that has been generated in recent days, a result of the struggle between antagonistic criminal groups in that municipality of tierra Caliente.
In an exclusive interview with Monitor Expresso, the Priist stated that the Tepalcatepeño people are not to blame for the political and “other” conflicts that arise in that municipality, referring that it is a matter that is not new and that it has not been able to be resolved due to lack of opera around the root causes of violence.
In line with the above, he said that among the options to solve the problem in the hotland area is job creation and investment.
The former city official refused to give details on the matter for personal reasons:
“I agreed with my family not to comment on it, because it has already caused me a lot of problems in my life, I lost a lot, I lost everything, I was persecuted, attacked on social networks, defamed, stigmatized.”
Finally, Memo Valencia urged a medium-term change, which prioritizes justice over reparation, since, in its consideration, there is no full coordination between the authorities, for persecution and subsequent punishment for criminals.

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