Thread: El Salvador condemns the kidnapping of 20 migrants

San Salvador, El Salvador - The government condemns the kidnapping of some 210 Central American migrants in the State of Mexico by uniformed men of the Mexican Federal Police. Authorities also condemned the wounding of an El Salvadorian during an attack by soldiers of the Mexican Army in another incident.

"We want to express our condemnation and we reject the acts against our migrant community in Mexican territory," said Councilor Hugo Martinez during a press conference accompanied by Vice-Minister of the Exterior for El Salvadorians Abroad, Juan Jose Garcia.

The Vice-Minister alleged that armed men violently invaded Shelter San Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin in the city of Lecheria in the State of Mexico and kidnapped some 20 Central Americans.

In the press release, the Councilor said that armed men dressed in the uniform of Federal Mexican Police, carrying large caliber weapons, physically and verbally abused the migrants.

The shelter was under the protection of local police but they did nothing to confront the armed men during the incident because of their high rank.

The Vice-Minister also denounced the fact that the Mexican Army fired on 16 Salvadorian migrants on a boat in the Pacific Ocean near the Guatemalan Port of Guatemalteco de Ocos on June 22 wounding a 21 year old young man.

"This attack took place in Mexican waters in which the El Salvadorians were assaulted and robbed of their clothing and money," said Garcia.

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Uh, Presidente Calderon. Perhaps you need to look closer to home when you talk about immigrant rights. Remember, where there's an El Salvadoran, there is El Salvador.

It's always "dressed in the uniform of" and then because of the "high rank" they dared do nothing. Both cannot be true. Either they are imposters or they are the high ranking police officers. Who do they write this double speak for? Us or them?