Vigilante Leader Manuel Mireles Says Mexican Government Wants to 'Eliminate' Them Manuel Rueda - Fusion
go to original March 18, 2014

Dr Manuel Mireles, is the spokesman for the vigilante group of Tepalcatepec, Michoacan State. This picture is from Dec 01, 2013. (Omar Torres/AFP/Getty Images)

Vigilante groups fighting gangs in southwestern Mexico agreed to cooperate with the Mexican government earlier this year. But that agreement may be fragile based on statements made by a prominent self-defense group spokesperson over the weekend.

The spokesperson, Manuel Mireles, said that the Mexican government had betrayed self-defense groups and was trying to “eliminate” them, following the arrest of a top vigilante leader last week.

Mireles released a scathing video that was widely disseminated on YouTube (below), and interpreted by some media outlets as the beginning of a rupture between the Mexican government and vigilante groups in Michoacan.

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Fuimos usados y engañados por el gobierno: Comunicado de José Manuel Mireles (TresPuntoCero Michoacan)

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