The skeletal remains of 60 people have been found in Jojutla, Morelos; 12 of them are minors.
The exhumation work at the Pedro Amaro cemetery in Jojutla concluded a day ahead of schedule; search groups are saying there will be a fifth intervention.
After completing the fourth stage of exhumation work at the Pedro Amaro Cemetery in Jojutla, Morelos, Amalia Hernández, a member of the “Disappeared Tetelcingo and Jojutla” collective, reported the discovery of skeletal remains belonging to 60 different individuals: 12 of them minors and 12 more women; the rest, she said, remain unidentified.
Since the work began in May, the “Disappeared Tetelcingo and Jojutla” collective has documented several irregularities, including the collection of samples and packaging. Amaro explained that the figures are inaccurate due to classification errors by the Prosecutor’s Office.
At the beginning of this fourth intervention at the site, the groups searching for missing persons demanded the presence of independent experts and also pointed out the absence of a human identification plan by the Morelos State government.
He regretted that, for this investigation, the Morelos Prosecutor’s Office decided to open a new investigation file instead of integrating it with the previous findings.
The Morelos State Attorney General’s Office reported that the exhumation work would be suspended one day earlier than scheduled due to the risk of collapse of a perimeter wall located next to the mass grave due to rain.
Prosecutor Edgar Maldonado is expected to meet with various groups working in the area to find a solution. So far, the Morelos prosecutor’s office has not provided official figures on the discovery.
Source: OEM
