Adolfo Gómez Hernández, a legislator of the Morena parliamentary group in Mexico, invited individuals with censers and two others who sacrificed the animal in the government building on Wednesday (April 24th).
Colleagues of the lawmakers stated they tried to prevent the animals from entering the Senate.
However, the determined Hernández ensured the unusual ritual took place inside the building. A statement from the Senate declared it “does not endorse in any way the reported events and will take appropriate disciplinary action against the responsible senator.”
Ana Lilia Rivera Rivera, President of the Senate’s Board of Directors, said in a statement: “These events occurred under the strict individual responsibility of Senator Adolfo Gómez Hernández, who justified the action under the protection of the uses and customs of an indigenous group or community in which he expressed his self-identification.”
“The Presidency of the Board of Directors had previously informed the aforementioned senator of the explicit refusal to allow the entry of any kind of animal into the building, in accordance with existing security protocols and protection policies.” She also said that “relevant disciplinary measures will be taken against the responsible senator.”
Hernández, from Oaxaca, justified his decision to sacrifice the bird by arguing that the country’s constitution indicates that the practices of indigenous populations must be respected. However, some people on social media criticized the politician and deemed the move a stunt.
(With information from in.gr)
