GUADALAJARA.- Judge Francisco Javier Castellanos de la Cruz classified as legal the arrest of 40 people arrested in Guadalajara last Saturday for the damage caused to the Government Palace and the Jalisco Congress building during the Generation Z march.
This despite the fact that the state’s Secretary of Public Security, Juan Pablo Hernandez, recognized this Tuesday before local deputies who some police officers acted badly during the operation and that some of the detainees could be released.
During the audience of more than 11 hours and to which family members of the detainees and the media were not allowed access due to “space reasons,” The judge did not take into account the arguments of the defenders and allowed the State Prosecutor’s Office to charge the 40 detained people and request their connection to the process. The judge even pointed out that some of the detainees are a danger to society.
Seeing that the judge was reluctant to accept the evidence with which some of the accused tried to prove that they reside in the Guadalajara Metropolitan Areawho have roots and there is no risk of escape if they continue the process in freedom, the defense lawyers requested an extension of the constitutional term to 72 hours to present their arguments, so the hearing to link them to the process was scheduled for this Thursday and preventive detention was issued to all.
What are those arrested at the Gen Z march accused of?
For its part, the Jalisco Prosecutor’s Office reported that the 40 adults detained (35 men and five women) were charged with the crime of damaging archaeological, artistic and historical monuments.
Furthermore, three of them They were charged with damage to property and another four injuries and crimes committed against representatives of the authority.
In the case of the four minors involved, it was indicated that the jurisdictional authority is expected to set a date and time for the hearing.
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