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| Hipolito Mora along with Virginia Mireles are protesting against Dr. Mireles imprisonment |
The son of Dr. Jose Manuel Mireles, former leader of the autodefensa movement in Michoacán, is the candidate for federal deputy in the district of Apatzingán. Alex Ivan Valencia Mireles, agreed to run under the symbol of the National Action Party (PAN).
"This I do to help my father, nothing more," he said Wednesday at a rally.
Young Mireles said he is graduating this year with a degree in Pharmacological Chemistry.
( branch of medicine and biology concerned with the study of medication action and interaction)
His next goal is to see his father released from the Hermosillo prison where he has been held since June 2014.
He said it is preposterous how his father remains in jail, while Rodrigo Vallejo Mora, son of former Governor Fausto Vallejo, who has been featured in videos coexisting with the former leader of the Caballeros Templarios Cartel, Servando Gómez "La Tuta," was released by paying a bail of 460 dollars.
He said; "The truth is, the absurdity made me laugh," said the son of Mireles.
Alex is not the only Mireles on a Michoacán ballot. His aunt, Virginia “Vicky” Mireles Valverde is running for deputy in the district of Hidalgo, district 6.
Vicky, is the sister of Dr. Mireles, and a strong advocate for his release.
And Hipolito Mora, Dr. Mireles' longtime friend, fellow autodefensa leader/founder, is also running for deputy in Michoacán’s district 12.