Interior Secretary Emilio Chuayffet categorically denies the report. The Public Ministry frees the three youths detained on Saturday, June 29, without pressing charges. The reactions have been varied and, due to the lack of information concerning the PRA, speculative. The reaction from official circles has been largely dismissive, attempting to isolate the problem and treat it as insignificant or reducing it to a merely criminal affair. According to this reasoning, the Aguas Blancas massacre could be considered as a merely overzealous excess.
Hard facts are difficult to come by.
Nothing is known about the PRA's origin, size or political and financial backing. Up till now, there are still no confirmed reports of military battles. Whatever the origins of the group, the sympathy expressed at the June 28 rally evidences the potential for social explosion. Even if the group really is part of some fantastic conspiracy, its political rhetoric truly expresses the demands and needs of rural Guerrero. If these demands aren't resolved through institutional mechanisms, more violence is foreseeable.