He was already under investigation for organized crime: authorities on murdered mayor
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
MEXICO CITY — The mayor of a town in central Mexico, who was shot dead in his office on Wednesday, was under investigation for organized crime and the murder of two activists. One of them was Samir Flores, who opposed the construction of an energy project and was shot in 2019, according to federal Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch on Friday. The official explained that the mayor of Temoac, Valentín Lavín, was allegedly involved in the murder of Flores as well as that of Sandra Rosa Camacho, a local social leader who was also killed. Camacho was murdered in March, shortly after she expressed fears for her life in a video where she also reported to the governor of Morelos state, Margarita González Saravia — from the ruling Morena party — the violence faced by activists. Civil society organizations have been demanding justice for Flores's murder in the Amilcingo community in Temoac for seven years. The activist became a symbol of the community's struggle to defend land in Mexico against many projects promoted by the government of Andrés Manuel López Obrador (2018-2024), such as the controversial Maya Train in southeastern Mexico.
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