Mexican court closes case against official over 2023 detention centre fire
- Victims’ groups, however, have denounced the ruling as ‘selective’ justice that exonerates a former government head.
- A Mexican judge has closed the case against Francisco Garduno, former head of the country’s immigration agency, for crimes related to the 2023 fire at a Ciudad Juarez detention centre that killed 40 migrants and injured 30 others.
- The incident was the deadliest event ever to occur at a Mexican immigration centre, and critics said it exposed the shortcomings and irregularities in the country’s detention system.
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- Victims’ groups, however, have denounced the ruling as ‘selective’ justice that exonerates a former government head.
- A Mexican judge has closed the case against Francisco Garduno, former head of the country’s immigration agency, for crimes related to the 2023 fire at a Ciudad Juarez detention centre that killed 40 migrants and injured 30 others.
- The incident was the deadliest event ever to occur at a Mexican immigration centre, and critics said it exposed the shortcomings and irregularities in the country’s detention system.
Sources: Al Jazeera