National Guard in the Metro puts human rights at risk 4:00
(CNN Spanish) -
The head of the Government of Mexico City, Claudia Sheinbaum, announced on Thursday the deployment of 6,060 National Guard agents in the network of stations of the Metro Collective System, after the incidents that occurred in recent days.
The most serious was caused by the collision of two trains between the Potrero and La Raza stations on Line 3, which left one person dead and at least 106 injured, according to data from the capital's government.
Sheinbaum explained that he requested his support from the president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, after the incidents that occurred in the Metro, which he described as "out of what normally happens."
He added that this transportation system has a budget of about US$1,050 million this year.
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President López Obrador expressed his support for the presence of the National Guard in the Metro on Friday, and pointed out that this decision by the federal government and local authorities is for the purpose of guaranteeing "the safety of people."
The announcement surprised many users of the Mexico City Metro, since it is the first time that the National Guard has been used to carry out security tasks in that transport network in 54 years of operations, despite the fact that this public security instance of civil character was created in 2019 by the current government with the aim of combating organized crime.
But how was this decision reached?
We list some of the most serious events that have occurred in the Mexico City Metro since Sheinbaum took office as the Head of Government of the Mexican capital, in December 2018.
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January 13, 2023
The Mexico City Attorney General's Office announced that it detained a woman at the Centro Médico station, on Line 3, "for her probable participation in the crime of attacks on communication routes for throwing a plastic blade into the area of ways”.
The #FiscaliaCDMX has under investigation a woman detained by #Auxiliary Police at the @MetroCDMX Medical Center station for her probable participation in the crime of attacks on communication routes for throwing a plastic blade into the rail area.
Soon more information pic.twitter.com/cSS3o1gZrW
– CDMX Prosecutor's Office (@FiscaliaCDMX) January 13, 2023
January 7, 2023
There was a train crash between the Potrero and La Raza stations on Line 3 around 9:30 AM (local time).
According to Sheinbaum, who went to the scene, one person died and 106 were injured, of which 57 were taken to seven nearby hospitals.
Members of the emergency team work at the Indios Verdes metro station after the collision of two three on January 7, 2023. (Credit: CLAUDIO CRUZ / AFP via Getty Images)
The Mexico City Prosecutor's Office reported that it opened an investigation folder to determine the facts that caused the incident.
May 3, 2021
At 11:11 PM (local time) there was a collapse of a section at the Olivos station on Line 12 —the youngest of the capital's Metro—, causing the death of 27 people and more than a hundred injuries, according to data. of the Government of Mexico City.
The final expert reports presented by a Norwegian company in September 2021 determined that structural flaws in the construction of the work, among other deficiencies, the lack of fusion of the bolts and the beam, poorly completed or executed welds, and porosity contributed to the collapse.
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March 10, 2020
The Metro Collective Transportation System reported that, around 11:30 PM on Tuesday, two trains collided at the Tacubaya station on Line 1, leaving one person dead and at least 41 injured.