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They will serve the sentence for the death of 19 migrants, 17 of whom were of Central American origin.
Those involved in the massacre in Camargo, Tamaulipas were sentenced.
The Attorney General’s Office of Tamaulipas informed that 12 people were sentenced to 50 years in prison for the events that took place in the Santa Anita ejido, municipality of Camargo, where 19 migrants were killed.
It was indicated that the agent of the Public Prosecutor’s Office demonstrated, through convincing evidence, the responsibility of those sentenced today in the aforementioned crimes registered on January 21, 2021 in the Santa Anita ejido of the municipality of Camargo, where 19 people, 17 of Central American origin, were killed by gunshot wounds and were subsequently incinerated.
Who are the people sentenced for the massacre in Camargo?
The unitary trial judge Patricio Lugo Jaramillo, sentenced Jorge A. “C”, Williams “F”, Edgar “M”, Horacio “R”, Carlos “R”, Jorge “C”, José L. “L”, Héctor J. “A”, Christian E. “G” and Horacio “Q”, for the crimes of aggravated homicide, abuse of authority and crimes against the administration of justice. While Mayra Elizabeth “V” was charged with the crime of false declaration.
Ismael “V”, the police officer who confessed to the crime of his colleagues near the Piedras ranch in the municipality of Diaz Ordaz, was sentenced to 19 years in prison for abuse of authority and crimes against the administration of justice.
The judge ordered his dismissal and disqualification for 8 years from holding any type of public office; a fine of 400 UMAs for abuse of authority and 150 UMAs for crimes committed in the performance of administrative duties.
Regarding the reparation of damages, the court ordered the payment of 335,709 pesos to the bereaved of each of the 19 victims, who were murdered and later burned by members of the Public Security Secretariat.
The judge pointed out that the victims had a dream of bettering themselves, of helping their families and today, “not even all the money in the world would bring people back to life”, recalling that in the group were 17 year old teenagers and women.
Regarding the accused, he said that it was demonstrated that they were aware of what they were doing, besides the fact that as policemen they were trained to handle weapons in a skillful way.
He emphasized that there was a simulation made by them when they collected the casings, in order to conceal what happened, in addition to the use of patrol cars, black mambas, gasoline and firearms property of the Public Security Secretariat.
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