Javier Duarte de Ochoa did not obtain the early release he sought and will remain in a Mexican prison.
The former governor of Veracruz Javier Duarte de Ochoa will remain confined in the North Prisonevery time He was denied the early release he requested since December 2024.
Judge Ángela Zamorano determined not to grant him this procedural benefit, because the former president did not fully comply with the seven requirements established in the National Criminal Execution Law.
“As the requirements are not fully met, the request of the sentenced Javier is considered unfounded”the judge resolved when issuing her ruling, after three hearings in which she analyzed the case, at the Federal Criminal Justice Center based in the North Prison.
According to Zamorano Herrera, Duarte de Ochoa did not meet the requirement of not having a current criminal process, since he has a current accusation for the crime of forced disappearancein which a judge ordered the dismissal of the criminal proceedings.
However, the resolution was challenged by the Veracruz Attorney General’s Office and its resolution is pending, which means that the accusation has not been filed..
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During the reading of her sentence, the Criminal Execution judge also stated that Duarte de Ochoa did not prove that he carried out a plan of educational, cultural, sports and recreational activities during the more than eight years that he has been imprisoned in the North Prison, after being sentenced in an abbreviated procedure for the crimes of criminal association and operations with resources of illicit origin (money laundering)..
“The defense did not provide details, so there is no evidence regarding the assigned activities, that is, there is insufficient evidence to determine whether during his confinement he complied with the activity plan,” he indicated.
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However, The judge established that the former governor of Veracruz, who on this occasion was wearing a khaki sweater, complied with good behaviordespite the sanctions he had for bringing illegal items into his cell, such as solid alcohol, a modem, placing boards to keep the cold out of his room, and for disturbing the order in the medical unit.
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In addition, The judge said that Javier Duarte met the requirement of having 70% of his sentence served, since he has already served 95%, that is, 3,143 days..
Upon leaving the hearing, Pablo Campuzano de la Mora, lawyer for the Veracruz politician, announced that will appeal the sentence of Judge Ángela Zamorano Herrera, since Duarte de Ochoa did not participate in the crime of forced disappearance.
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“Regardless of whether we agree or not, I think it is a decision that we have to abide by, we have to respect, and see the means that the law gives us to challenge it. And, well, yes, in the end this forced disappearance mattered,” said the litigant.
- Former governor Javier Duarte de Ochoa has been in the North Prison for 3,143 days, that is, 95% of his sentence.
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