Mexico City – Mexican Public Safety Secretary Ramon Martin Huerta, who died last week in a helicopter crash, had received death threats, President Vicente Fox’s spokesman said Monday. But Martin Huerta’s own agency denied any threats.
Responding to a question during his daily news conference, Fox spokesman Ruben Aguilar said, “Yes, there have been death threats (against Martin Huerta), as there have been for many other public officials. I myself have received death threats, letters that have arrived to this office, and I simply put them in their proper place and context and nothing more.”
A helicopter carrying Martin Huerta, Federal Preventive Police Commissioner Tomas Valencia, five other passengers and a crew of two went down Wednesday shortly after taking off from Mexico City.
Officials said all evidence points to an accident, caused by bad weather, though Aguilar added, “Of course, we have to wait for the results of the investigation.”
But speculation that someone may have attacked the helicopter has abounded in the Mexican news media.
As public-safety secretary, Martin Huerta oversaw the federal police agency and was a key figure in Mexico’s fight against drug gangs.
