The former head of the Criminal Investigation Agency (AIC), Tomás Zerón de Lucio, a fugitive from justice, he is wanted in the United States, Guatemala, Belize, Spain and Europe, where he may have fled.
According to the red card with the file number 2020/20462 issued by Interpol in March for its location and detention, the former police officer “witnessed and tolerated the torture of detainees to integrate” the investigation into the case of the disappearance of the 43 normalistas of Ayotzinapa, when he was in charge of the AIC of the then Attorney General’s Office (PGR).
“In the month of October 2014, Tomás Zerón de Lucio, in his character at the time as Director-in-Chief of the Criminal Investigation Agency of the Office of the Attorney General of the Republic of Mexico, within the framework of the investigation related to the disappearance of 43 students from the Raúl Isidro Burgos Rural Normal School in Ayotzinapa, He witnessed and tolerated the torture of detainees to integrate the aforementioned investigation, “says the file in the statement of events.
According to the data, there is an arrest warrant for Zerón de Lucio issued by the District Judge of the Federal Criminal Justice Center in Mexico City, residing in the North Prison, for the crimes of torture, forced disappearance of people and against the administration of justice.
The Attorney General of the Republic (FGR), Alejandro Gertz Manero, assured that they already have Zerón de Lucio located.
In case of locating him, guarantees are given that the Mexican government will request extradition, in accordance with the applicable national legislation and with
relevant bilateral and multilateral treaties.
“This request should be treated as an official request for pre-trial detention. Please proceed to pre-trial detention, of
in accordance with the applicable national legislation and with the pertinent bilateral and multilateral treaties. “
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