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The President also said that "there are millions of women who defend the cause of equality, that is legitimate, but there is a lot of infiltration." This as the protests left at least 81 people injured.
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said that his government would not hunt down the violent demonstrators that mixed within the feminist movement during a rally in front of the National Palace on March 8 and attacked the building and the police.
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"Punishment, in this case, is public condemnation for what they did; people do not see the use of violence well. It is a contradiction. The grossest and most terrible expression is violence: How can those who are against machismo exert violence?" the president stressed during a press conference.
El combate a la corrupción nos ayuda a financiar el desarrollo de México. Conferencia matutina. https://t.co/wb3Fi4oeQK
— Andrés Manuel (@lopezobrador_) March 10, 2021
The President also said that "there are millions of women who defend the cause of equality, that is legitimate, but there is a lot of infiltration." This as the protests left at least 81 people injured.
AMLO confirmed that he would not hunt the violent demonstrators as that would turn them into "victims." He considers that "that no one is persecuted because above all they will feel victims."
#FromTheSouth News Bits | As part of his official visit to Mexico, Argentine President Alberto Fernandez met with President Lopez Obrador and carried out an agenda that prioritizes COVID-19 vaccine production as well as meetings with business delegations and academics. pic.twitter.com/9pxofJbluJ
— teleSUR English (@telesurenglish) February 23, 2021
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