body of Mr. Reyes Alpízar Ortiz.” 135
96. On September 22, 2010, Reyes Alpízar filed a new motion denouncing acts of torture. 136 On
September 24, 2010, the Fifth Criminal Judge dismissed it, pointing out that the torture had been
reported on November 28, 2002, but “it is not evident that he had filed a complaint for the crime
of torture or any other.” 137 This decision was upheld on August 15, 2011. 138
97. On May 7, 2012, at an evidence hearing, Daniel García asked the Fifth Criminal Judge “to
allow the investigating public prosecutor to access” the certificates, evidence, documents and
medical examinations related to the acts of torture that Reyes Alpízar claims to have suffered. 139
The judge decided “to follow what was agreed in the order of September 24, 2010 […].” 140
98. The alleged victims then filed an indirect amparo, 141 which was admitted on August 23, 2012,
by the Eighth District Court of Naucalpan, with the judge observing that “said decision violated the
guarantees of due process and legality […].” Accordingly, he ordered the revocation of the
appealed order and ordered the Public Prosecutor’s Office to hear the case. 142 There is no record
that the Fifth Criminal Judge sent the information to the Public Prosecutor’s Office or amended her
decisions following these instructions.
ii. Regarding the acts of torture allegedly suffered by Daniel García Rodríguez
99. With regard to Daniel García Rodríguez, it was indicated that on April 11, 2002 he stated
that during the period when he was under arraigo, he was arrested by deception, detained by
force and under threat, and that when he refused to sign prefabricated statements incriminating
a Senator and the Municipal President, he was threatened and warned that he and his family
members would be accused (supra para. 72). On April 11, 2002, the Public Prosecutor’s Office
requested certification of physical injuries and the private defense attorney requested an
examination to verify psychological violence. Both requests were denied by the Fifth Criminal
Judge, who did not consider them to be relevant evidence and ordered the medical certificate of
admission to the prison to be sent.
135
Fifth Criminal Court of First Instance. Evidence hearing and Board of Experts. Tlalnepantla, state of Mexico,
February 17, 2010 (evidence file, folios 1889-1916).
Cf. Brief of Reyes Alpízar Ortiz. Unspecified motion filed before the Fifth Criminal Court of First Instance. Case
88/2002. With reception stamp of September 22, 2010 (evidence file, folios 1918 to 2011).
136
He also stated that “from that date, the complainant alleged, according to his assessment, that the acts constituted
torture; since then he has had the right to assert this before the corresponding authority.” Regarding the evidence of
alleged torture, he indicated that “of course, it will be a matter for evaluation and analysis at the moment in which the
legal situation is definitively resolved,” insisting that he had the “right” to assert the allegations of torture “before the
corresponding authorities.” Cf. Fifth Criminal Court of First Instance. Ruling on motion. Tlalnepantla, state of Mexico,
September 24, 2010 (evidence file, folios 2013 to 2017).
137
138
Cf. Fifth Criminal Court of First Instance. Criminal case: 88/2002. Matter: Report submitted. Official letter: 1010.
Tlalnepantla de Baz, Mexico, August 15, 2011 (evidence file, folios 2019 to 2032), and Fifth Criminal Court of First Instance.
Criminal case: 88/2002. Matter: Report submitted. Official letter: 1016. Tlalnepantla de Baz, Mexico, August 16, 2011
(evidence file, folios 2034 to 2045).
139
Cf. Fifth Criminal Court of First Instance. Criminal case: 88/2002. Matter: Report submitted. Official letter: 1010.
Tlalnepantla de Baz, Mexico, August 15, 2011 (evidence file, folios 2019 to 2032), and Fifth Criminal Court of First Instance.
Criminal case: 88/2002. Matter: Report submitted. Official letter: 1016. Tlalnepantla de Baz, Mexico, August 16, 2011
(evidence file, folios 2034 to 2045).
140
Cf. Fifth Criminal Court of First Instance. Evidence hearing. Tlalnepantla, state of Mexico, May 7, 2012, file 3251432519 (evidence file, folios 2047 to 2058).
141
Cf. Brief of Daniel García Ortiz and Reyes Alpízar Ortiz. Indirect amparo. May 14, 2012 (evidence file, folios 2059
to 2100).
Cf. Eighth District Court of the state of Mexico. Judgment in amparo proceeding No. 597/2012-E. Naucalpan de
Juarez, Mexico. August 23, 2012 (evidence file, folios 2101 to 2134).
142
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