Mexico’s Prosecutor’s Office orders to keep the video of the fire in the immigration station secret

The General Prosecutor of the Republic (FGR) of Mexico pointed out this Monday that a video of the fire at the immigration station in Juarez CityChihuahua, north of the country, which occurred on March 27 and in which 40 died migrantsmust be kept secret as they are part of an ongoing criminal investigation.

This Monday, the president of Mexico, Andres Manuel Lopez ObradorHe said he disagreed with hiding the videos about that fire and promised that there will be justice, when two months have passed since the incident.

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“I am not in favor of hiding information, I don’t know why they did it”, pointed out the president during his morning press conference and recalled that “the investigation is being done” of the facts, and that there are already detainees.

On an information card, the FGR indicated that the request for transparency to make that video public was not requested from that agency, but before the Migration’s national institute (IMM).

“The request, for transparency, about the video of the fire at the station of the National Institute of Migration, in Juarez Citywas addressed to himself INM”, he pointed out.

In addition, he pointed out that in the investigation folder “no specific transparency requests have been received about said video”.

And he added that the investigation, in general terms, “must be kept secret by ministry of law, except that, in this case, said video has been widely disseminated by the media and social networks“, reason why “there is no objection to making it known, due to the legal requirements, before any request that is made in this regard”.

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After the tragedy, a dozen people have been arrested, while the director of the INM, Francisco Gardunowas linked to the process because the General Prosecutor of the Republic (FGR) accuses him of omission of functions for his role in the events, but he remains free and without resigning his position.

Meanwhile, President López Obrador has justified on several occasions that Garduño remain as head of Migrationalthough he has promised that no one will be protected, in addition to the fact that there will be justice.

Source: Elcomercio

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