Sheinbaum creates new Ayotzinapa commission

More than a decennary aft the abduction and presumed execution of 43 Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers College students successful Guerrero, a caller investigative portion has been assembled to reappraisal the inactive unresolved case.

Vidulfo Rosales, lawyer for the families of the 43 missing students, announced the caller investigative portion Friday aft helium attended a gathering with President Claudia Sheinbaum and the household members astatine the National Palace. Interior Minister Rosa Icela Rodríguez, Undersecretary of Population, Human Rights and Migration Arturo Medina and caput of the specialized Unit for the Ayotzinapa Case of the Attorney General’s Office (FGR) Rosendo Gómez Piedra besides attended the meeting.

Vidulfo Rosales Sierra, lawyer for the parents of the missing Ayotzinapa students, announced the caller committee aft gathering with President Sheinbaum. (File photo)

The caller probe portion volition beryllium led by the FGR and the Security and Citizen Protection Ministry. The Commission for Truth and Access to Justice successful the Ayotzinapa Case (COVAJ), established nether erstwhile President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, volition proceed to run arsenic well.

On Jan. 17, Sheinbaum had told reporters that a “new team” would reappraisal the case. During the updated announcement connected Friday, Rosales expressed guarded optimism astir aboriginal results.

“I deliberation we’re moving forward,” helium said. “The advancement is evidently not what we would like, but determination is progress.”

While circumstantial details of the cognition are not being shared, the caller probe squad volition usage precocious technology, including compartment telephone analysis.

In January, President Sheinbaum mentioned that the Ayotzinapa probe would proceed nether her watch. (Gustavo Alberto/Cuartoscuro)

“The President said — and we hold connected this constituent — that 1 cannot beryllium connected witnesses … due to the fact that witnesses are often weak, manipulable oregon changeable successful a statement,” Rosales said. “Conversely, technological grounds is much honest, and I judge that this caller probe squad wants to scope that point.”

Rosales stressed what helium said was the deficiency of entree to important subject documents.

“This squad that has been formed volition proceed moving connected the contented of subject archives that the Mexican Army has not delivered,” helium said.

However, Sheinbaum has maintained that the service has already provided each the accusation it has, according to Rosales.

A caller arrest

This reappraisal of the lawsuit follows a caller apprehension successful the municipality of Iztapalapa in Mexico City.

Authorities detained Martín Alejandro “N,” known arsenic “El Kamala,” who is alleged to person been  progressive successful the students’ disappearance, pursuing coordinated investigations betwixt respective information agencies.

“El Kamala” is accused of organized transgression and forced disappearance. He was arrested antecedently and past released successful 2018. There are reportedly statements successful the lawsuit record successful which “El Kamala” admits to being liable for shooting the students, connected orders from “Choky.”

Tomás Zerón, the erstwhile manager of the Ayotzinapa investigation, fled to Israel aft being accused of interfering successful the investigative process. (Screenshot)

The caller squad whitethorn besides revisit respective different individuals related to the case.

In 2016, the Interdisciplinary Group of Independent Experts (GIEI) accused Tomás Zerón de Lucio, the erstwhile manager of the defunct Criminal Investigation Agency (AIC), of violating the probe process.

Mexican authorities person accused Zerón of abduction, torture and tampering with evidence. Zerón has taken refuge successful Israel, which presently refuses to extradite him. Rosales suggested the anticipation of going to planetary courts to get the erstwhile authoritative to testify.

During Friday’s meeting, Sheinbaum did not regularisation retired calling erstwhile President Enrique Peña Nieto to attest successful the Ayotzinapa lawsuit if grounds deems it necessary, according to Rosales.

With reports from Animal Politico, Infobae, The New York Times and Aristegui Noticias