The Tribute to a Sinister General of the Dirty War in Mexico Shows the Power of the Military

The State tribute granted to Hermenegildo Cuenca Díaz, the general of the flights of death in the middle of the Dirty War, gives a measure of the power that the military have today in Mexico, where nothing seems to harm his image. The remains of the Secretary of Defense in the time of Luis Echeverría were deposited on Tuesday in a niche of honor in the Pantheon of Dolores of the capital, with the presence of Secretary Ricardo Trevilla Trejo and …

The defense secretary of the Sheinbaum government paid honors to Hermenegildo Cuenca Díaz, linked to crimes against humanity. By Diego Gastélum Mexico City — In a ceremony that has caused outrage among groups of victims, human rights defenders and academics, the new secretary of the National Defense, Ricardo Trevilla Trejo, paid tribute to General Hermenegildo Cuenca Díaz, one of the main leaders of the dirty war in Mexico, known for his partici…

The researcher recalled that Cuenca Díaz was part of the circle close to former President Luis Echeverría, whom she pointed out as a driving force behind a policy of repression against dissent.