Former Mexican attorney general charged in 43 student disappearances
Former Mexican attorney general charged in 43 student disappearances
Updated on August 21, 2022 09:06 AM by Anna P
The former attorney general of Mexico
On Friday, the former attorney general of Mexico was taken into custody in connection with the disappearance of 43 students in 2014. This tragedy, which occurred almost eight years ago, captivated the attention of people worldwide.
According to a statement released by the prosecutor's office, former Attorney General Jess Murillo Karam is being investigated for "the crimes of forced disappearance, torture, and against the administration of justice."
According to the statement, Murillo Karam did not put up any resistance when he was being arrested. His arrest comes just one day after a government truth commission released a report stating that the student's disappearance was a "crime of the state."
The report was based on thousands of documents, text messages, phone records, testimonies, and other forms of evidence. His arrest comes just one day after the report's release.
When the local police and the federal armed forces stopped the students' bus in September 2014, the students were on a field trip from a teacher's college in Ayotzinapa to the city of Iguala, which is located in the country's southwestern region.
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Mexico's Undersecretary for Human Rights
Since most of the kids who went missing after that were never located, it is unclear what exactly happened after that. However, bullet-riddled buses with bloody windows and smashed glass were later seen wandering the city streets.
Moreover, witnesses from the initial group of one hundred said that their buses were stopped by armed police officers and troops who suddenly opened fire on them.
Alexander Encinas, Mexico's Undersecretary for Human Rights, stated that the commission found that those responsible for the disappearance were members of "the Guerreros Unidos criminal group and agents from various institutions of the Mexican state."
According to the commission, those responsible were involved in the disappearance.
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Andrés Manuel López Obrador
The tragedy of the missing students sparked anger on a global scale, and the previous president, Enrique Pena Nieto, came under fire for his lack of transparency in the investigation into the subject.
At that time, Murillo Karam was the person in command of the Attorney General's Office, and he was the one who oversaw the inquiry into the disappearance.
Counsel represents Murillo Karam, and his plea will be to the accusations against him. The current president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, whose administration is responsible for establishing the government truth committee, has committed to investigating the circumstances behind the student's disappearance.
Encinas’s claim
Even though the authorities have only found the bodies of three students, the panel determined that it is highly unlikely that any of the other students who went missing are still alive.
"There is not a shred of evidence that the students are still alive. On the other hand, every witness account and piece of evidence points to the fact that they were murdered and then vanished on purpose "Encinas claimed.
According to the panel's report, there was an extensive coverup involving numerous levels of municipal and federal government offices. According to the investigation, government officials hid data and attempted to cover up linkages between the government and criminal organizations.
"The local, state, and federal authorities were always aware of the student's whereabouts and what they were doing at all times. According to the findings, their acts, omissions, and participation all contributed to the students' being abducted and murdered ".
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