Following the burning of vehicles in the parking lot of a Chinese restaurant and the appearance of a floor charge notice warning that “all Chinese food restaurants will be burned until they pay the $200,000 owed,” the Consulate of the Asian country on this border demanded to clarify the facts, to the State Attorney General’s Office.
The foregoing, after the threat and burning of 3 vehicles in the parking lot of the MyKasa Chinese food restaurant, from whose interior the employees came out to put out the fire while the diners fled in terror.
According to a statement issued by the Consul General of the People’s Republic of China in Tijuana, Yu Yue, what happened caused panic among the community she represents.
It was a violent incident against Chinese nationals and restaurants, which caused extensive property damage and psychological damage to relevant personnel, and caused a degree of panic in the Chinese community in Tijuana. The Chinese Consulate General in Tijuana pays close attention to the case and has urged the local police to do everything possible to resolve the case fairly and restore peace to the Chinese community in Tijuana. The Consulate General suggests that Chinese restaurants remain calm, protect themselves and fully cooperate with the Police in handling the case with full respect for the law.”
It was Monday afternoon around 5 pm that unidentified individuals set fire to three vehicles owned by diners who were at the MyKasa restaurant. The employees of the place and those affected left the establishment and managed to put out the fire, however, they realized that a cardboard was left, which had the following written: “All Chinese food restaurants will be burned until they pay the 200 thousand dollars that they owe”.
Regarding the facts, the president of the Citizen Council of Public SafetyRoberto Quijano, explained that the issue of extortion has become a recurring theme in demarcations such as the East Zone, stressed that unfortunately the cases are not reported by the merchants for fear and the authority does not follow up on the cases for not having a formal complaint.
It is a crime that grows as time goes by, first comes a threat and then comes damage to property and then comes the burning of some premises as we have seen and then physically attacking people, it is a crime that is growing.” Quijano explained.
Unfortunately, he said, it is not an issue specific to the Chinese community, he assured that small and medium-sized companies or businesses are the most affected by not having a specialized security system.
In this regard, the president of the National Chamber of Commerce in TijuanaJulián Palombo, asserted that these types of cases inhibit the economy and foreign investment, so he did not rule out a drop in sales and tourist visits to our city.
Palombo assured that the municipal and state authorities should clarify the issue as soon as possible.
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