Former Mexico City police chief Omar García Harfuchknown for surviving a crime attack, announced this Wednesday that he will seek the candidacy to be the head of the capital’s government on behalf of the ruling National Regeneration Movement (Morena).
(I want) to communicate to all of you, and to society in general, the decision I have made to participate in Morena’s internal process for the selection of the transformation defense coordinator in Mexico City,” he expressed in a conference. of press.
The former official said that he wants to participate “and continue the construction of a peaceful and safe city.”where economic and social development is for everyone.”
He highlighted that during his tenure as head of the Police (2019-2023) he listened to the “most urgent” needs of the population.
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And he claimed to support the “humanist project” of the president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
“We share the ideal that we must fight to eradicate poverty, corruption and inequality,” he explained.
Call for candidates for state government candidacy begins
The announcement occurs a day after Morena published the calls for those who aspire to be candidates for the 9 state governments that will be at stake in the June 2, 2024 elections.
Registration of applicants will take place between September 25 and 26.
On September 9, García Harfuch presented his resignation to the head of the capital’s government, Martí Batres, and announced his integration into the team of Claudia Sheinbaum, Morena’s next candidate for the presidency.
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One of the requirements to compete for this candidacy was not to hold any public office or to resign from the position 180 days before the election on June 2, that is, December 5.
Once the registration of candidates is completed, the Morena National Election Commission will present a list to the State Council of Mexico City to elect four profiles, two men and two women.
Later, Morena will carry out three surveys to choose a candidate on October 30.
Harfuch, the ‘popular’ and controversial police officer
Omar Hamid García Harfuch is 41 years old. He graduated in Law from the Universidad Continental and has a degree in Public Security from the Universidad del Valle de México.
Throughout his career he has faced criminal groups such as the Tláhuac Cartel, La Unión de Tepito, and the Anti Unión group, among others.
In 2019 he was appointed by the then head of Government, Claudia Sheinbaum, chief of the capital’s Police.
As the most relevant fact, on June 26, 2020, he was the victim of an attack attributed to members of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) in Paseo de la Reforma.
The car he was on board received more than 300 shots.
The politician’s name has been linked to the disappearance of the 43 Ayotzinapa students in September 2014, since at that time he was in charge of monitoring federal communication routes, attending to accidents or imposing vehicle violations.
However, he has denied his participation by arguing that at the time of the disappearance of the young people he was in the state of Michoacán and not in Guerrero, where the events occurred.
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