President Andrés Manuel López Obrador called for reconciliation between the residents of Tila, Chiapas, immersed in an old conflict that dates back 50 years over a resolution on ejidal allocation, and which recently unleashed violent clashes with deaths.
During his morning conference, the President expressed his greetings to the people of Tila and urged them not to confront each other again, hinting that it is mainly an internal conflict: “A call for them not to confront each other, for there to be no violence.”
López Obrador requested the intervention of ministers of worship to promote dialogue, but without taking sides: “They must help a lot, and as a priest, as pastors, not take sides, always seek dialogue, reconciliation. That is what we are doing in Tila”.
Although he acknowledged that groups from both sides armed themselves, the President did not make direct reference to the presence of organized crime as a trigger for the violence. Instead, he attributed the origin of the conflict to an old resolution on the ejido endowment that included the town of Tila.
Despite the seriousness of the events, López Obrador assured that a gradual return of the displaced is already being observed: “There are fewer who are in the shelters, and we are helping them in everything, and we are not going to leave them alone.”
Likewise, he guaranteed that the Armed Forces will remain in the area until normality is restored: “Support is also being given to them on a psychological and emotional level. We act like this in Michoacán, and in other parts, and people trust us a lot.” .
Hundreds of displaced residents of Tila are refugees, after fleeing the violence of armed groups that spread terror with murders, rapes and burning homes.
The victims are distressed about their possible return due to the lack of security guarantees. They demand the permanent presence of the Army to be able to return safely to their homes, in the midst of a desolate panorama that they left behind in the town.
With information from Mariana Morales.
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