Aristotle Sandoval’s family spoke after the assassination of the former governor: “Let’s not allow them to take our hope”

The politician’s family Aristotle Sandoval, assassinated in the early hours of Friday, December 18, in a restaurant in Puerto Vallarta, issued a statement to thank the samples of support and also to highlight the legacy of the former governor of the state of Jalisco between 2013 and 2018.

“Not only has our family lost a wonderful father and an excellent life partner; Jalisco and Mexico have lost an exemplary man, that he dedicated his life to public service with the clear conviction to end inequalities through social innovation “, read the document that was shared on Twitter by journalist Carlos Loret de Mola.

“We are sure that the love and support he received is proof of the great legacy that Aristotle always sought to build. An intangible legacy that lives in the hearts of Jalisco: to be remembered as a man who served the state and his country faithfully, “the document added.

The Sandoval Arriaga family took the opportunity to make an appeal:

“Let us not allow our hope to be taken away, let us not allow the helplessness we feel today to turn into inaction. Aristotle Sandoval worked in life to transform society and leave a better world for his daughters, sons and niece. He has always known that violence and crime are symptoms of a greater evil: the lack of conditions to have a dignified life that millions of Mexicans live. “

The family of the former governor of Jalisco asked not to let the politician’s legacy fade.

“From the anger and pain we feel today, We invite you not to let fade the impulse that Aristotle demonstrated every day of his life. and we carry it in each of us and that we turn that light into the energy we need to put an end to the violence that our country is experiencing. From the bottom of my heart, thank you again. “

Aristóteles Sandoval was executed around 1:40 a.m. Friday in the bathroom of a restaurant in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco.

“The former governor gets up from the table where he is with the rest of the tables, goes to the bathroom and in the bathroom is where he is attacked for apparently a direct subject, with a firearm in the back “, the entity’s prosecutor, Gerardo Octavio Solís Gómez, reported in a conference.

Shortly after three in the morning, Enrique Alfaro – current governor of Jalisco- reported on his Twitter account about the attack.

“I want to inform you with deep sorrow that a few moments ago the former governor of our state, Aristóteles Sandoval, was the victim of a direct attack in Puerto Vallarta. Unfortunately he died. My solidarity with his family in these difficult times “, he wrote on the social network.

“I returned instructions for the security cabinet to move to Puerto Vallarta and conduct investigations. We will inform about what happened in the next few hours, “he added.

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