The People’s Front in Defense of the Land (FPDTA) of San Salvador Atenco mourned the death of its member Mauricio Pájaro Huerta, who participated in the defense of the territory against the imposition of the New International Airport of Mexico City (NAICM) and was a political prisoner for his peasant struggle in the State of Mexico.
“Mauricio Pájaro, a tireless fighter, the repression suffered in 2002 when he was imprisoned never made him desist, always faithful to his ideals of land, justice and freedom, an example of dedication and dignity. You will always be among us. Goodbye forever comrade!” the Front posted.
The leader and defender of the FPDTA, María Trinidad Ramírez, recalled that Pájaro Huerta was one of the most active leaders of the movement for 24 years, whose participation in the struggle for the land of Atenco “was until the end of his life.”
“For us it is very painful to lose one more comrade and the only thing we have left is to honor his memory, to honor that great human being and inhabitant of Atenco, and to honor him is not to abandon the struggle,” said Ramírez after the death of the defender, on February 23.
The members of the Front announced that in the coming days they will pay tribute to Mauricio Pájaro to remember his career in the defense of the community, where in July 2002 he was arrested along with Ignacio Valle during the repression of the movement against the airport in Atenco.