“Allegory of lynching!”: Opposition condemned burning of Norma Piña’s image at AMLO rally

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A new demonstration against the Minister President, Norma Piña, aroused after the rally that President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) led on March 18: to the cry of “Sold!” and “Fuera Piña!”, alleged supporters of Tabasco burned a figure with the face of who now heads the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN).

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As expected, several members of the opposition came out to condemn the demonstration as an apology for violence against critics of the self-styled Fourth Transformation (4T), which, they accused, was incited by the Mexican Chief Executive himself — who repeatedly On occasions, he has criticized the practice of Piña Hernández from the podium of the National Palace.

It was under this accusation that Javier Lozano, former Secretary of Labor and Social Welfare, held López Obrador responsible for any aggression that they could perpetrate not only against Norma Piña, but also against the ministers of the Supreme Court: “For the record,” he cut short by Twitter.

Attendees at the celebration of the 85th anniversary of the oil expropriation burned a giant figure with the image of the president of the SCJN, Norma Piña

It should be remembered that President López Obrador has insisted on his accusations of alleged corruption within the Supreme Court. However, his speech intensified after the arrival of Piña Hernández to the presidency of the Third Power of the Union — previously exercised by Arturo Zaldívar, whom AMLO used to exempt from his accusations and, recently, recognized for “having more surveillance” of the Court that Norma Pina.

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“Before, when Minister Arturo Zaldívar was there, there was a little more vigilance over the judges. (…) As soon as the new President arrived and a wave of resolutions was unleashed in favor of alleged criminals, ”he attacked since his morning on March 1. A space that, in this context, Margarita Zavala accused of harboring hate speech.

“These are the consequences of the hate speech expressed from the National Palace,” said the National Action Party (PAN) deputy through a tweet, followed by a response to the post by her counterpart, Jorge Triana.

“People who had nothing to do and had a loooong space to carry out violent actions that follow the hate speech that is preached every morning.”

For her part, the blue and white Triana Tena attacked those who burned the figure with the face of Norma Piña, calling them “cowards”: “In the middle of the Zócalo, supporters of López Obrador set fire to a figure of Minister Norma Piña, woman who has done absolutely nothing to them. The morning classes on hate have paid off. Cowards”.

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The avalanche of reproaches was also joined by the blue and white leader, Marko Cortés, who forcefully condemned the practice that, he pointed out, reflects the hate speech and polarization of President López Obrador towards those who criticize or go against his administration.

“López Obrador’s hate speech and polarization has gone too far. Let it be very clear to them, you cannot condemn those who think differently! Stop!”.

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Finally, the businessman and now presidential candidate, Gustavo de Hoyos Walther, compared the congregation of March 18 (18M) with that of February 26 (26F) in defense of the National Electoral Institute (INE).

“On 26F the citizens supported the independence of the Judiciary in the Zócalo, and this 18M supporters of Morena attacked him in the same place and seriously threatened the President of the SCJN,” he wrote in his official account.

“Burn in image is an allegory of lynching. My solidarity with Minister Piña and with all the women who are attacked every day, ”she wrote.

According to the Government of Mexico City (CDMX), attendance at the rally called by López Obrador would have quintupled the numbers calculated by the capital’s Secretary of Security on the 26F mobilization.

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