Andrea Becerril and Georgina Saldierna
The newspaper La Jornada
Thursday, August 8, 2024, p. 13
The Permanent Commission of the Congress of the Union yesterday paid an emotional tribute to José Agustín Ortiz Pinchetti, whom representatives of all political forces described as one of the great builders of the democratic transition in the country.
He was a prominent lawyer and social activist, one of those essential men
those who, according to the philosopher Bertolt Brecht, fight not one year, but all his life
for the most just causes, highlighted his widow, the Minister of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation, Loretta Ortiz Ahlf.
The ceremony was also attended by the children, grandchildren, siblings and other relatives of the recently deceased politician, public servant, university professor and contributor to The Day. Was a staunch defender of democracy
said the president of the Permanent, Ana Lilia Rivera, someone who He has earned a place in Mexican history, knowing how to dialogue not only with those he liked, but with everyone.
without offending or disqualifying, highlighted the PRI senator Beatriz Paredes.
The electronic board was transformed yesterday into a huge screen with the image of Ortiz Pinchetti, a black bow and the date of his birth and death on the central wall of the Senate session room.
Two large floral offerings and photographs of Ortiz Pinchetti were placed on the platform and from there Minister Ortiz Ahlf gave a message to refer to him as a politician with a vision, always a consensus builder, inclusive and plural
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Rather than talk, he said, about the virtues that made him an essential life companion for the last two decades
The minister referred to his legacy. She recalled that he was a lawyer for more than 40 years, a university professor for three decades, and a citizen advisor to the then Federal Electoral Institute (IFE). Appointed in the turbulent year of 1994, when the country’s main political forces reached a historic agreement to ensure the transparency and credibility of the elections
It was the first electoral reform that had broad consensus.
For his part, Morena deputy Leonel Godoy highlighted Ortiz Pinchetti’s political participation. In 1986, he said, he accompanied PAN member Luis H. Álvarez to protest against electoral fraud in Chihuahua, he joined the demonstrations against the 1988 fraud against Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas and the 2006 one against Andrés Manuel López Obrador. He was part of his legitimate government
and in 2018 he was glad that the left came to power.
César Cravioto, also a member of Morena, thanked the board of directors for quickly organizing this tribute to Ortiz Pinchetti, who passed away last Saturday. He remembered him as a human being who was always thoughtful and who did not just analyze, but interacted, a man of commitments and solid convictions, but with gentle, kind and very funny ways.
On behalf of the PAN, Deputy Martha Estela Romo also acknowledged his contributions to democracy and stated that through her, Santiago Creel also sent his greetings and condolences to the family of Ortiz Pinchetti, with whom he was a citizen advisor to the IFE.
In turn, the coordinator of the PRD senators, Miguel Ángel Mancera, highlighted that It was an example that in the defense of democracy there are no parties, no likes or dislikes.
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Finally, Minister Ortiz Ahlf thanked the tribute and concluded the event with the phrase: Rest in peace our dear José Agustín
. Most lawmakers embraced her.
