Alonso Urrutia and Lilián Hernández
La Jornada Newspaper
Tuesday, October 28, 2025, p. 8
President Claudia Sheinbaum announced the recent arrest of people linked to the disappearance of the 43 Ayotzinapa normal students. However, he said, first the students’ families will be informed and then it will be made public who the detainees are.
He confirmed that there is a police officer and declined to comment further. In November, he indicated, there will be a new meeting with the relatives, although there is still no precise date.
On the other hand, he pointed out that some state congresses are advancing in the homologation of legislation on forced disappearance.
In addition, he indicated, protocols are being built, while the new National Search Commissioner, Lidia Pérez, works with the groups in search of missing persons.
In this context, he ratified his disagreement with the United Nations Committee on Forced Disappearances regarding the disappearance of people in Mexico. He stressed that in the 60s and 80s, these were perpetrated by the State against activists or members of guerrillas; They were politically motivated. Currently, they are associated with organized crime. Disappearances, he acknowledged, are a problem today, but the distinction between those responsible is not reflected in the documents of the UN Committee on what is happening in Mexico.
