In a significant development concerning the unresolved 2014 case of the 43 missing students from Iguala, Michoacán, Mexico, former judge Lambertina Galeana Marín has been arrested. Galeana, who was the president of the Superior Tribunal of Justice in Guerrero at the time of the incidents, faces accusations of overseeing the disappearance of crucial CCTV footage that may have held vital information relevant to the investigation.
Judge Arrested in Connection with Disappearance of 43 Mexican Students
Judge Arrested in Connection with Disappearance of 43 Mexican Students
A retired judge has been detained following allegations of tampering with evidence linked to a high-profile student disappearance case.
Age 79, Galeana was apprehended in Chilpancingo, three years after a warrant was issued for her arrest. The families of the missing students, who attended Ayotzinapa's teacher training college, continue to demand accountability and justice—a cry that remains echoing years after the tragedy.
The students vanished on the night of September 26, 2014, while attempting to commandeer buses for a protest in Mexico City. Although the remains of three students have been found, there is still no trace of the other 40, who are presumed dead.
A truth commission's 2022 report indicated that the crime involved local authorities colluding with the criminal organization known as Guerreros Unidos. This group suspected the students of being followed by a rival gang and implemented roadblocks in response, with police involvement.
Testimonies indicated that cameras outside the Palace of Justice may have captured pivotal moments related to the case, yet those crucial records vanished shortly after the incident. Allegedly, Galeana ordered this vital evidence destroyed or erased, leading to the latest charges against her for forced disappearance.
With the case ongoing, the families of the victims seek closure, as the haunting memories of the tragedy linger across Mexico.
The students vanished on the night of September 26, 2014, while attempting to commandeer buses for a protest in Mexico City. Although the remains of three students have been found, there is still no trace of the other 40, who are presumed dead.
A truth commission's 2022 report indicated that the crime involved local authorities colluding with the criminal organization known as Guerreros Unidos. This group suspected the students of being followed by a rival gang and implemented roadblocks in response, with police involvement.
Testimonies indicated that cameras outside the Palace of Justice may have captured pivotal moments related to the case, yet those crucial records vanished shortly after the incident. Allegedly, Galeana ordered this vital evidence destroyed or erased, leading to the latest charges against her for forced disappearance.
With the case ongoing, the families of the victims seek closure, as the haunting memories of the tragedy linger across Mexico.
