Guerrero Governor Aguirre Steps Down Amidst Search for Missing Students Chinatopix
go to original October 24, 2014

Mexico: Governor resigns amid probe for 43 missing students (euronews)

Mexico's southern state of Guerrero has reported its first major political casualty Thursday as Guerrero Gov. Angel Aguirre quit after the case of 43 missing student-teachers remain unanswered.

After failing to deliver a "favorable" solution to the said crisis, Guerrero Gov. Aguirre decided to quit his job as leader of the embattled state amidst the search for students of a left-wing teachers' college who went missing on September 26 after a clash with local law enforcers in Iguala.

Aguirre faced numerous criticisms and was called to step down from his position after he repeatedly assured citizens of Guerrero that he had been working "tirelessly" to locate the missing student-teachers to no avail.

"In this tragic setting, I refuse to allow the public debate to center on whether the governor stays in his position or not," Aguirre said as he announced his resignation. "The priority must be to continue with the search for the missing students and to ensure that the people responsible for these serious violations of human rights be punished."

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