On the street of Chapala, citizens demonstrated against the verifiers, they point out that the program is full of corruption, they also call for the departure of Jalisco’s governor, Enrique Alfaro, for alleged businesses that enrich foreigners.
Abraham Göbel, president of the Association of Workshops for Vehicle Emissions and Repair, commented that the vehicle verification operations were poorly implemented, as some cars had already gone to the verification centers without the required service lines.
“We went out to protest against the verification and we want to make it clear that we are not against reducing pollution, we are already fed up enough that the program is still riddled with corruption and irregularities, There are enough vehicles that are being affected when they are reviewed and the reason is that there are no specialized technicians who do not know the procedures of the official Mexican standard”, he explained.
The protesters alleged that Governor Enrique Alfaro Ramirez helps foreign investors to benefit from the money collected from Verificentro.
“It bothers us that operations and checkpoints and fines continue when they do not comply with verification supply if we do not have even 35% of the lines installed for the entire population, which is more than 4 million vehicles, So it is a clear audacity that this is a business and it is more than collection, it is a business of enriching foreign companies from California, Germany and USA”, he said.
They demand that the governor of Jalisco state leave office, as he intimidates protesters with public force and challenges the public with his statements at government events.
“This is an act of intimidation and suppression by the governor, this is an order he gave to the officers and then they have to follow his orders, this is a clear indication that the governor is autocratic and he is acting against it as well.” The population when he was elected to govern, he was not elected to impose Verificentro, he was not elected to be the number one state in drug graves, women and disappearances, we want him to leave the government Because he can’t be with the package” he assured.
Protesters tried to block some lanes of the Chapala Highway at the junction with the Períferico, however elements of the State Police with tactical and riot gear arrived to prevent them from closing the road.
