After waiting for almost three months, relatives of people reported missing in the state have finally met with Jalisco Governor Aristoteles Sandoval to air their grievances.
The audience took place at the Government Palace and followed a protest in March in which members of Jalisco Families United for Our Disappeared (Fundej) called on authorities to put more effort into investigating cases of disappeared people. After hearing their complaints, Sandoval promised quick action to set up “working tables” to include input from relatives that will define a framework that responds to their demands.
The relatives are demanding access to all police case files relating to the disappearance of their loved ones, regular updates on the investigations, and the setting up of a DNA bank at the Forensic Sciences Institute in Guadalajara.
“It seems like we managed to sensitize the governor,” said Fundej spokesperson Guadalupe Aguilar, who commented that Sandoval had behaved in an exemplary manner toward members of the group.
According to the Jalisco Attorney General’s Office, one out of three disappearances in the state is related to organized crime, although the agency provides no further details to back up its claim. More than 2,300 have been reported missing in Jalisco in the past seven years.
After waiting for almost three months, relatives of people reported missing in the state have finally met with Jalisco Governor Aristoteles Sandoval to air their grievances.
The audience took place at the Government Palace and followed a protest in March in which members of Jalisco Families United for Our Disappeared (Fundej) called on authorities to put more effort into investigating cases of disappeared people. After hearing their complaints, Sandoval promised quick action to set up “working tables” to include input from relatives that will define a framework that responds to their demands.
The relatives are demanding access to all police case files relating to the disappearance of their loved ones, regular updates on the investigations, and the setting up of a DNA bank at the Forensic Sciences Institute in Guadalajara.
“It seems like we managed to sensitize the governor,” said Fundej spokesperson Guadalupe Aguilar, who commented that Sandoval had behaved in an exemplary manner toward members of the group.
According to the Jalisco Attorney General’s Office, one out of three disappearances in the state is related to organized crime, although the agency provides no further details to back up its claim. More than 2,300 have been reported missing in Jalisco in the past seven years.