A judge acquitted 9 members of the Semar (Mexican Navy Secretariat) who were accused of forced disappearance; the CNDH (National Human Rights Commission) has requested that the Disciplinary Tribunal investigate the case.

More Information: The National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) expressed its concern over the release of personnel from the Secretariat of the Navy (Semar) ordered by a federal judge, a decision that, according to the CNDH, contradicts the fulfillment of Recommendation 36VG/2020, issued by this organization due to serious human rights violations that occurred in 2018 in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas. The recommendation documents arbitrary detentions, forced disappearances, and deprivation of life attributed to Semar personnel, involving a total of 27 missing persons and 12 deaths. Following the CNDH's investigation, violations of rights such as personal liberty, integrity, dignified treatment, the right to life, truth, and access to justice were confirmed. According to the statement, the recommendation was accepted by the authorities, and in 2021, Semar made 30 naval personnel linked to the events available to the Attorney General's Office (FGR), leading to the opening of various investigation files since 2018. Also read: Sheinbaum says Díaz Ayuso's tour "failed"; "The PAN brought her to recognize Hernán Cortés," she accuses. The CNDH states that it has been monitoring the criminal proceedings and contributing to the investigations, but notes that there are still pending issues in the progress of the cases and in the comprehensive reparation of damages by the Executive Commission for Victim Assistance (CEAV), a situation that has been claimed by the families of the victims. In this context, the organization learned that a federal judge at the Federal Penal Justice Center in the state of Baja California, with a residence in Ensenada, acquitted nine naval personnel charged with forced disappearance, and that, according to publicly available information in the statement, none of the 30 personnel detained in 2021 remain in prison for this case. The CNDH warned that this ruling implies the accumulation of acquittal decisions in processes related to the same investigation, all linked to members of the Special Operations Unit (UNOPES) of the Semar mentioned in the recommendation. Also read: Trump knows that "we are doing a lot" against drug trafficking, says Sheinbaum; rejects that fentanyl is produced in Mexico. Therefore, the organization expressed its concern and alert regarding the judicial decision, and expressed its support for the victims. It also called for the Judicial Disciplinary Tribunal to investigate the judge's actions and, if necessary, apply the corresponding measures. The CNDH reiterated that it will continue to monitor the fulfillment of Recommendation 36VG/2020 and will accompany the victims in the process of comprehensive reparation of damages. em/apr News according to your interests.