Judge opens trial against probable perpetrators of death of 40 migrants

A control judge determined this Tuesday to open a trial for the crimes of homicide and injuries against three agents of migrationa private security guard and a migrant, for the death of 40 migrantson March 27, caused by the fire in an immigration center in Juarez CityChihuahua, northern Mexico.

The General Prosecutor of the Republic (FGR) of Mexico, the institution in charge of investigating the case, indicated this Tuesday in a statement at the hearing held this day, before the federal control judge in Juarez CityChihuahua, a trial began against the five people accused by the FGR and from which the corresponding arrest warrants had been obtained.

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The above, “for the crimes of homicide and injuries, both intentional, as perpetrators for commission by omission”: migration agents Daniel “N”, Rodolfo “N”, Glory “N” and the private security guard Alan “N”“who were subject to criminal proceedings in their next complementary stage”.

And for what corresponds to Jason “N”the FGR indicated that this person “was linked as the perpetrator by action, of the crimes of homicide and intentional injuries”.

Mexican media identified the migration agents as Daniel Goray, Rodolfo Collazo and Gloria Ramosto the private security guard as Alan Pascual Ventura and the migrant as Jaison Daniel Catari.

The FGR indicated that after the decision of the judge of this day, it continues with the rest of the investigations “on the criminal responsibilities of the different public servants of the Migration’s national institute (INM) and on individuals linked to private security services”.

Just on Monday, the Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC) of Mexico increased to 40 the number of migrants deceased after the fire broke out in the immigration station.

“At the moment, 40 people have died and 27 are injured, of which 23 remain hospitalized”, said instance reported in a press release.

On the night of March 27, after a day of migrant detentions in Ciudad Juárez, about 70 people remained detained at the immigration station, where 40 people died after a fire broke out for reasons yet to be determined inside the government facility. .

According to the official story, the fire was started by the migrants themselves by burning some mattresses in protest when they found out they were going to be deported.

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Among the dead are 6 Honduran migrants, 7 Salvadorans, 18 Guatemalans, one Colombian and 7 Venezuelans, and the identity of the last person who died is unknown.

According to Mexican civil organizations, 2022 was the most tragic year for migrants in Mexicosince some 900 died in the attempt to cross without documents from the country to USA.

The region is experiencing a record migratory flow, with 2.76 million undocumented immigrants detained at the United States border with Mexico in fiscal year 2022.

Source: Elcomercio

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