The president of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN), Hugo Aguilarcondemned the protest last Saturday in which the facilities of the High Court were damaged, whose main door was closed again.
Since last September 1, with the arrival at the Court of the new ministersa door opening ceremony was held, because since the end of the presidency of Arturo Zaldivar and during the command of Norma Piñathe entrances remained closed.
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However, the doors of the Supreme Court They were only open for a little over two months, since with the attack on the facilities, they will be closed starting this Tuesday and it is unknown if they will be closed while the repairs are carried out or if it will be something indefinite.
During this Tuesday’s session, Aguilar presented a balance of damages to their peers, so the session started later than usual.
“I take this opportunity to reiterate our condemnation of these acts of violence and damage that were done to the Supreme Court headquarters building. I call on all citizens and youth to conduct themselves in institutional terms. This Supreme Court has kept and will keep its doors open and fully willing to discuss any situation, so the acts of violence that we experienced last Saturday have no place, there is no place,” he said.
Since last Saturday, the Supreme Court condemned the violent entry attempt to its facilities and attacks against security personnel.
After the call has gone Generation Zin which some attendees knocked down barricades that protected the headquarters of the High Courtthey broke windows and tried to take the building, the SCJN confirmed the damage.
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The constitutional court recognized that there is “the freedom of expressionmeeting and demonstration. Dissent is a fundamental part of a democratic society and all voices—including, especially, those of young people—contribute to construction of better conditions for the country.”
However, he expressed “his concern and condemnation of the expressions of isolated violence recorded this day in its vicinity, which included attacks on security elements, damage to the facilities and attempts to violently and unauthorized entry into the building.