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UNCLASSIFIED recently appointed Guerrero state attorney general's office (FGE) regional prosecutor for the Tierra Caliente region, Victor Manuel Salas Cuadras, in Coyuca de Catalan September 9, according to Proceso. Security officials found Salas' body with approximately 50 gunshot wounds. In a separate late August incident, media reported 20 armed commandos kidnapped Patricia Jacqueline Salgado, recently appointed as head FGE prosecutor in Coyuca de Catalan. Authorities later located Salgado alive but have made no arrests thus far. Interior Secretary Luisa Maria Alcalde said during the September 11 presidential press conference there was a pattern of attacks against prosecutors in Guerrero in recent months, which was related to recent law enforcement arrests and seizures. fS8t:ij Guadalajara Mayor Launches Gubernatorial Campaign 10. f5i:H::li Guadalajara Mayor Pablo Lemus (MC) launched his campaign for Jalisco governor during his second annual mayoral address on September 12. "I want to ask for your support to build a social and collective project," Lemus announced. He called for party unity, and specifically welcomed MC national coordinator Dante Delgado's representative despite the rift that emerged in August between Jalisco MC and the national party (ref C). Jalisco Governor Enrique Alfaro, Nuevo Leon Governor Samuel Garcia, Monterrey Mayor Luis Donaldo Colosio, and other MC leaders from Jalisco and Nuevo Leon (the two states MC governs) all attended the event. Lemus highlighted the presence of former Jalisco Governor Emilio Gonzalez (National Action Party - PAN) and University of Guadalajara (UdeG) Rector Ricardo Villanueva (Hagamos, affiliated with UdeG). Polls show Lemus holds a commanding lead over rivals from across the political spectrum. (U) Mexican Congress Hears Testimony on Alien Life 11. (U) Congress heard testimony on unidentified aerial phenomenon (UAP) September 12, from experts including from Mexican journalist Jaime Maussan and former U.S. Navy pilot Ryan Graves, who previously testified before the U.S. Congress. The hearing was to debate language on UAP in the Aerial Space Protection Law which, if approved, would make Mexico the first country to formally acknowledge the presence of alien life on Earth. Experts asked legislators to recognize UAP, guarantee airspace securit y, and allow UAP to be studied. Experts also presented to Congress two alleged alien corpses and videos of Mexican pilots' encounters with fast-moving flying objects during flight. After IReleased in Fulll UNCLASSIFIED Page5of7