translated from Spanish: 9 police officers accused of Kidnapping are remanded in custody in CDMX

The nine Mexico City police officers accused of participating in three kidnappings in December 2019 were linked to prosecution and will be remanded in custody while under investigation.
On Sunday, the Attorney General’s Office reported in a statement that it obtained the connection to the process of the public servants – eight men and one woman – who were arrested on 11 February. 
According to the authorities, the four-month deadline was set for two police officers involved first one case and two months for seven police officers involved in the second and third cases.
Read more: 9 CDMX cops arrested for taking part in express kidnappings
Omar García Harfuch, head of the Ministry of Citizen Security, explained last Tuesday that one of the events involves a trader who could not prove the provenance of his merchandise, so the uniformed entered a patrol and asked for money to release him.
In the second policeand and others with covered faces and civilian dresses they entered a house in Iztapalapa where they deprived two men of their liberty, for two hours.
The third, according to Harfuch, was a group of policemen who kidnapped a man outside his home, along with a child under 2 years old, and asked for money in exchange for his release.
 
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Original source in Spanish