Founder of Self-Defense Groups Says Mexico Has Become “10 Times Worse” Since His Arrest Elena Toledo - PanAm Post
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Mireles is confronting a country he considers far worse than it was when he first entered prison three years ago (El Universal)

Update: Jose Mireles Reported Stable After Surgery (El Universal)

Mexican activist José Manuel Mireles says his country is only getting worse.

He mobilized 25,000 farmers and residents tired of the extortion, kidnapping and torture sweeping their country. At the time, he said his supporters “chose not to live on their knees” — but the movement was ultimately dissolved, as many of its leaders, including Mireles, were imprisoned.

Now he’s been released, confronting a country that he said is far worse than it was when he first entered prison three years prior.

Throughout his prison sentence, Mireles said he was in constant contact with left-wing presidential candidate Andrés Manuel López Obrador, and blamed President Enrique Peña Nieto for his imprisonment.

According to Mireles, his mistake in leading the self-defense groups was trusting in the federal government.

“It’s the same thing that happened in Mexican history with Zapata, Pancho Villa, Benito Juárez,” he said. “They were betrayed by the government. I was warned a thousand times: do not trust them because they are going to ruin you, but when you’re tired of war, you don’t pay attention to anyone. ”

He said the whole nation is worse off than when he was imprisoned.

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