100. It is on record that Daniel García and some of his relatives were implicated by the PGJEM in
an alleged network of political espionage, whose discovery by Mayor Tamés was alleged as the
motive for her murder, and that they were investigated, 143 arrested, 144 placed in arraigo 145 and/or
arrest warrants were issued against them in the context of the same process, which did not prosper
because their responsibility for the crimes was not proven. 146
b) Complaints of torture filed with other agencies and authorities in the cases of Daniel García
Rodríguez and Reyes Alpízar Ortiz
101. In 2002, Daniel García Rodríguez filed a complaint before the Human Rights Commission of
the State of Mexico (CODHEM), alleging arbitrary detention, as a result of which file
CODHEM/NEZA/4611/02 was opened. On September 18, 2002, this file was closed after the
petitioner withdrew the complaint. In addition, in 2002, Patricia Maya Domínguez filed a complaint
before the Human Rights Commission of the state of Mexico, on behalf of Reyes Alpízar Ortiz,
alleging acts of torture, as a result of which file CODHEM/NJ/5088/02 was opened. However, the
file was closed on January 30, 2003. 147
102. On November 8, 2002, CODHEM confirmed that Reyes Alpízar, who was being held under
arraigo at the Hotel San Isidro, presented “bruising on his left arm” and reported that he was
“implicated in a problem that I did not commit.” He stated that, in the basement of the Deputy
District Attorney’s Office, he was blindfolded, handcuffed and was told what he had to say with
details of what he should testify to, and was coerced, filmed and beaten during his statements, in
the presence of the prosecutor and the public defender. On November 9, 2002, CODEHM issued
precautionary measures which were accepted by the PGJEM. On November 19, 2002, Reyes Alpízar
was visited at the hotel and indicated that “everything has changed, the attention is adequate.”
Then, when he was visited on December 27, 2002, at the facility where he was held in pretrial
detention, Reyes Alpízar insisted that he had not committed the crime, but had no problems, for
which reason CODHEM decided to archive the complaint. Three complaints lodged with CODHEM
in 2002, 2006 and 2007 were archived as it was determined that these did not involve human
rights violations or that the complaint had been resolved through the respective procedure. 148
103. In 2019, CODHEM opened case file CODHEM/TLAL/114/2019 ex officio, in response to the
publication of a news article entitled “Daniel and Reyes serve 17 years in preventive detention.”
The file was closed on June 3, 2019, as it did not involve human rights violations. In 2021, CODHEM
opened file CODHEM/NJ/173/2021 ex officio, in response to the news report entitled “InterAmerican Court in case of Daniel García and Reyes Alpízar,” which stated that no evidence offered
by the accused was presented, but was archived on August 10, 2021, due to lack of jurisdiction.
104. On August 2, 2004, Reyes Alpízar denounced his situation to the President of the Republic;
Cf. Agreement. Public Prosecutor’s Office, department of preliminary investigations of Tlalnepantla, March 29,
2000 (evidence file, folios 699 to 700).
143
Cf. Detention of Isaías García Godínez. Public Prosecutor’s Office, department of preliminary investigations of
Tlalnepantla, March 29, 2002 (evidence file, folios 701-703).
144
145
Cf. Arraigo Order. Second Criminal Court of First Instance, Tlalnepantla, state of Mexico. Official letter 679, March
29, 2002 (evidence file, 704-706).
146
Cf. Arrest warrant. Fifth Criminal Judge of First Instance of the Judicial District Tlalnepantla, state of Mexico, April
8, 2002, “Warrant for arrest of Daniel García” (evidence file folios 10 to 378), and Government of the state of Mexico.
Attorney General’s Office. Criminal case 88/2002. Matter: Appeal filed. Tlalnepantla, April 15, 2002 (evidence file, folios
708 a 709).
147
Cf. File CODHEM/NJ/5088/2002-3, Human Rights Commission of the state of Mexico, Third General Investigative
Unit (evidence file, folios 850 to 911).
Cf. Human Rights Commission of the state of Mexico. Official letter: 400C130000/294/2010, Toluca de Lerdo,
Mexico, September 20, 2010. Official letter CODHEM 20.09. 2010 (evidence file, folios 2141 to 2159).
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