- The Secretary of Health of Jalisco, Fernando Petersen, acknowledged that there are some cases of doctors who have been threatened in this region.
- Not only organized crime checkpoints, charges for the right of flat, but also extortions to doctors who attend hospitals in the northern zone of Jalisco.
- Dr. Espinoza, a general practitioner, was at his home recently when an armed man showed up at his door.
the secretary of Jalisco HealthFernando Petersen, recognized that there are some cases of doctors who have been threatened in this region.
Not only organized crime checkpoints, charges for floor rightsbut there are also extortions of doctors who attend hospitals in the northern area of Jalisco.
Index hide“At the moment we do not have any incidents inside (in the health centers) yes there have been extortions, calls to the doctors to extort them, we are reinforcing the whole issue together with the Ministry of Public Security,” he admitted.
For this reason, he said that surveillance is being reinforced in health centers in order to have a “very precise pulse of security.”
“We have informed the Ministry of Public Security and we have also asked Sedena and the National Guard to help us, especially in places where we have reports that health personnel feel compromised.”
Last Sunday the Cardinal of Guadalajara, Francisco Robles Ortega, denounced the presence of organized crime checkpoints in the North Zone of Jalisco and pointed out that in some municipalities they charge the floor fee to the churches to be able to carry out the patron saint festivities.
CHRONICLES (NOT ONLY JÁLISCO)
Dr. Espinoza, a general practitioner in a rural area of the state of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico, was at home recently when An armed man showed up at his door. The gunman told him that a gang member had been seriously injured in a shooting and needed help immediately.
It was not the first time that Dr. Espinoza received the order, at gunpoint, to provide medical attention. There is no option. So he went to the home of the wounded man.
“THEY PICK YOU UP AND YOU HAVE TO GO,” SAID ESPINOZA, WHO ASKED THAT HIS FULL NAME WITHOUT FEAR OF RETALIATION. “AS A GROUP ARRIVES ARMED BY YOU, YOU KNOW IT’S NOT FOR A GOOD THING.”