Morena campaign leader murdered in Quintana Roo

Manuel Santiago Tun Cen, campaign coordinator of the candidate of National Regeneration Movement (Morena), Alberto Batun Chulim, was shot to death during the first minutes of this Saturday, outside his home in superblock 519 in Cancún, Quintana Roo.

Since March 2, Wilbert Alberto Batun Chulim He is licensed as a federal representative of Morena for District 3 of Quintana Roo, because he is seeking a local representation for the state Congress, for the Morena party, to represent the Local District 1 of Quintana Roo.

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Police sources revealed that Tun Cen was arriving home when armed men threatened himand then shot him on several occasions, which left him very badly injured, which is why he was taken to the emergency room by paramedics from the Red Cross al IMSS Specialty Hospital.

After a few minutes of entering to the emergency area, It was confirmed that he no longer had vital signsat that time it was reported that it was Manuel Santiago Tun Cencampaign coordinator of the candidate for local council Alberto Batun, however, The motive for this crime was not reported..

For its part, the Attorney General’s Office of the State of Quintana Roo confirmed the identity of the victim and this morning he announced, in a brief statement, that work is already underway on investigations to capture those responsible for this execution.

Likewise, until the closing of this edition, the body of the victim remained in the facilities of the Forensic Medical Servicewaiting for his relatives to carry out the corresponding procedures to officially identify and claim him.

Days ago, Electoral and Integral Laboratory They reported that the ongoing electoral process is already the most violent in history and in at least four entities it is necessary to analyze whether there are conditions to carry out the election.

Between September 1, 2023 and April 1, 2024, between 24 and 25 applicants accumulated, pre-candidates or assassinated candidates.

And in the current electoral process, 560 acts of political violence have also been reported, they added.

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