‘I’m afraid of what could happen’: Silvia Ortiz, mother of Fanny, missing in Torreón

Silvia Ortiz, founder of the Group Victims for their Rights in Action (VIDA) of Torreón, accompanied by her husband Óscar Sánchez-Viesca, went to box 1222 in the Centro neighborhood to cast their vote.

The parents of Silvia Stephanie, better known as “Fanny”, who disappeared on November 5, 2004 in said municipality, considered that it is a very important election day for groups of families of missing persons, especially because they need the commitment of the next rulers. for attention to the topic.

“The truth is I’m afraid, I’m telling you honestly, I’m quite afraid of what could happen, of where the direction of all this will take us, because I didn’t see the real commitment of those who are running for the management of a country as such and More so with what we have experienced, with what we have gone through as victims, it is terrible that they do not understand that they are not assuming responsibility for what is coming to them.

“I don’t know what is going to happen, the truth is I have no idea how all this is going to end, what is very clear to me is that whatever turns out, we will have to be very firm to fulfill the duty of whoever remains,” stated Silvia Ortíz.

Regarding the national “Vote for Missing Persons” campaign, he said that he respects the families of missing persons who participated in it.

The campaign aims to make visible the crisis of disappearances in Mexico that has been attempted to be made invisible in the electoral process. People who made the decision to void their vote were asked to cast their vote for any missing person they know. To do this, they could use the “Unregistered candidates” section, which is found at the end of the ballot identified with the legend “If you wish to vote for an unregistered candidate, write the full name in this box.” .

“Right now is when the country needs us most, I respect the colleagues who did it, everyone is free to do what they want to do, but I believe it was time to establish a very specific point of view and mark the course of the country, now in the name of God,” declared the president of Grupo VIDA.

The mother of Silvia Stephanie, who disappeared when she was 16 years old, said that she is nervous and that there is uncertainty in her family.

“In this six-year term that is happening and that is going to end, we did not have the support, we did not have it. They took away police officers, they took away our budget, they took away a lot of things from us, so if it’s going to be the same and if I’m already going to turn 21 years (of searching) and it’s going to take me much longer?, they are taking away my life, no There is no solution for anyone. That is why voting is essential for all of us, I feel like crying because I am afraid of what is going to happen. I hope that people really understand and that it is the best for the country,” he concluded.