Feminist Collectives File Criminal Complaint Over Truck Attack on Cancún Protest Camp

Cancún, Quintana Roo — Members of the Colectivo Femenil Ixtabay Quintana Roo and the Madres Buscadoras search collective filed a formal criminal complaint with the State Prosecutor’s Office (FGE) on Monday afternoon over a vehicle that plowed into their protest camp at the entrance to Cancún’s Hotel Zone.

The complaint concerns the sit-in at Kilometer Zero on Bulevar Kukulcán, where a white truck with license plates NU-300-B struck the structure of the peaceful camp, according to the filing. The group’s legal representatives and activists formalized the case after the incident.

Truck knocked down awnings and furniture

During the incident, the vehicle brought down awnings, the supports holding the plastic sheeting and the furniture the women were using for shelter during their protest. The collectives listed the material damage in the case file.

In their appearance before prosecutors, the groups also asked authorities to open an investigation to locate the driver of the truck. They recorded the identified plates, NU-300-B, in the case file.

By filing the complaint, the protesters are demanding that the case not go unpunished, that the physical safety of people taking part in public demonstrations be guaranteed, and that prosecutors follow up closely on the investigation files opened in connection with the incident.