not to be quoted

Several people interviewed for this article asked not to be quoted by name for fear of retaliation, or specified that they could only speak on behalf of themselves and not their employer, at the institution’s request.

Like most, the operative asked not to be quoted by name, to remain on good terms with the ex-speaker.

In western Mexico, the priest of a cartel-dominated town — who asked not to be quoted by name for safety reasons — recounted how he relayed to the local cartel boss the concerns of a local mother whose son had been abducted by the gang a couple of years ago.

An official with the state police force, who asked not to be quoted because he wasn’t authorized to speak to the media, said that the agents were traveling to the capital of Chiapas in a personnel transport truck when they were intercepted by several trucks with gunmen.

She asked not to be quoted by a reporter.