"As they make the memorial disappear, they make people disappear"; Ana Amelí's family remains disappointed

The family of Ana Amelí, a young student who disappeared while hiking a year ago, is expressing deep disappointment and anger after a memorial for missing persons was removed from a prominent roundabout in Mexico City. The antimonumento, placed at the Glorieta de la Independencia, was taken down overnight by individuals described as wearing black.

Lucrecia Franco, Ana Amelí's grandmother, condemned the act, stating, "It's not fair, because just as they make the memorial disappear, they make people disappear. What do they want us to think? They act like vultures. We put it up in broad daylight, and they came at night when we were gone."

The family placed banners and signs to demand action for Ana Amelí's location. They continue to grieve and feel no hope for information about her whereabouts. "We remain sad, just like the first day, because there is nothing, they haven't told us anything, there is no hope that they will tell us 'we know you were here, we are close,' no, there is nothing," Franco said.

They emphasized that the memorial was not placed because they believe she is dead, but rather as a remembrance of her one-year disappearance away from her family and activities. Mexico City's head of government, Clara Brugada, has instructed the Secretary of Citizen Security to investigate the theft of the antimonumento.