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               recently appointed Guerrero state attorney general's office (FGE) regional
               prosecutor for the Tierra Caliente region, Victor Manuel Salas Cuadras, in Coyuca
               de Catalan September 9, according to Proceso. Security officials found Salas' body
               with approximately 50 gunshot wounds. In a separate late August incident, media
               reported 20 armed commandos kidnapped Patricia Jacqueline Salgado, recently
               appointed as head FGE prosecutor in Coyuca de Catalan. Authorities later located
               Salgado alive but have made no arrests thus far. Interior Secretary Luisa Maria
               Alcalde said during the September 11 presidential press conference there was a
               pattern of attacks against prosecutors in Guerrero in recent months, which was
               related to recent law enforcement arrests and seizures.

               fS8t:ij Guadalajara Mayor Launches Gubernatorial Campaign

               10. f5i:H::li Guadalajara Mayor Pablo Lemus (MC) launched his campaign for Jalisco
               governor during his second annual mayoral address on September 12. "I want to
               ask for your support to build a social and collective project," Lemus announced.
               He called for party unity, and specifically welcomed MC national coordinator
               Dante Delgado's representative despite the rift that emerged in August between
               Jalisco MC and the national party (ref C). Jalisco Governor Enrique Alfaro, Nuevo
               Leon Governor Samuel Garcia, Monterrey Mayor Luis Donaldo Colosio, and other
               MC leaders from Jalisco and Nuevo Leon (the two states MC governs) all attended
               the event. Lemus highlighted the presence of former Jalisco Governor Emilio
               Gonzalez (National Action Party - PAN) and University of Guadalajara (UdeG)
               Rector Ricardo Villanueva (Hagamos, affiliated with UdeG). Polls show Lemus
               holds a commanding lead over rivals from across the political spectrum.

               (U) Mexican Congress Hears Testimony on Alien Life

               11. (U) Congress heard testimony on unidentified aerial phenomenon (UAP)
               September 12, from experts including from Mexican journalist Jaime Maussan
               and former U.S. Navy pilot Ryan Graves, who previously testified before the U.S.
               Congress. The hearing was to debate language on UAP in the Aerial Space
               Protection Law which, if approved, would make Mexico the first country to
               formally acknowledge the presence of alien life on Earth. Experts asked
               legislators to recognize UAP, guarantee airspace securit y, and allow UAP to be
               studied. Experts also presented to Congress two alleged alien corpses and videos
               of Mexican pilots' encounters with fast-moving flying objects during flight. After




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