Guanajuato

León, Gto. The body of Morena’s candidate for mayor of Celaya, Gisela Gaytán Gutiérrez, was in the street for more than three hours after she was shot to death on Monday afternoon, during a tour in the community of San Miguel Octopan, according to to meet the Morenoist standard bearer Senator Ricardo Sheffield Padilla.

We had to talk to the state government so that they would please deign to attend to the murder. Gisela’s sister was in contact with us requesting that the process be carried out to lift the bodyhe reproached.

Sheffield Padilla pointed out the above at a press conference held yesterday in León, in which Morena’s candidate for governor, Alma Alcaraz Hernández, was also present; the state president of the party, Adriana Guzmán, and Jesús Ramírez, state general secretary of Morena.

The senatorial candidate declared that two hours before Gaytán Gutiérrez, 38, was murdered, she told him that she had not been threatened, but she felt insecure because he lived in one of the most violent cities in the world.

He added that the Morena State Committee requested the Electoral Institute of the State of Guanajuato (IEEG) for security for flag bearers from nine municipalities, including Celaya, León, Pénjamo, Abasolo, Ocampo and San Felipe.

The IEEG, he mentioned, requested for this an impressive and ridiculous amount of documents that exceed those established by law and the party was in the process of completing them.

In this regard, in a radio interview, Brenda Canchola, president of the IEEG, said that since March 11, she delivered to the state Government Secretariat, headed by Jesús Oviedo, a letter through which Morena requested protection from the National Electoral Institute for various candidates, among them Gisela Gaytán, who was not yet the official flag bearer for the mayor’s office.

The official explained that at that time there were still no candidates registered with the entity; However, due to the topic and scope, the competent authorities were made aware, in accordance with the protocol established in the entity.Therefore, he stressed, the IEEG is not in charge of providing security to those interested in elected positions.

Meanwhile, during Morena’s press conference, Sheffield Padilla indicated that the campaign will not stop in Celaya, so it will start on Saturday, April 6. The party authorities will carry out the processes to replace the candidate in the municipalityhe detailed.

For her part, Alma Alcaraz accused the PAN and the state governor, the PAN member Diego Sinhue Rodríguez Vallejo, of putting obstacles to the Morenistas towards the June 2 elections, but warned her that they will not bend them. with their threats, nor with their intimidation, nor with the terror they are trying to sow.

The change in Guanajuato is unstoppable and there will be justice for Gisela By the time we get to the statehe promised.

Gaytán Gutiérrez was shot dead in broad daylight and in front of dozens of followers, when she was leading a proselytizing event in San Miguel Octopan; During the attack, a 72-year-old man was injured in the foot and another 55-year-old man was injured in the arm, state sources reported.

Yesterday morning the Secretary of Federal Security, Rosa Icela Rodríguez, and Ricardo Sheffield affirmed that the standard bearer for Morena councilor, Adrián Guerrero Caracheo, had died as a result of the attack on Gisela Gaytán, but later the Federation corrected itself and said that it was as unlocated.

Subsequently, the state prosecutor’s office announced that it did not receive any complaint about the applicant’s disappearance; Meanwhile, FGR sources indicated that Guerrero Caracheo went to the FGR facilities in San Miguel de Allende, where he was protected to protect his integrity.

(With information from Gustavo Castillo)