translated from Spanish: FGE investigates murder of Abraham Mendoza as a crime against freedom of expression

Morelia, Michoacan .- The head of the Attorney General’s Office of Michoacan (FGE), Adrian Lopez Solis, reported that there are several lines of investigation being followed on the murder of journalist Abraham Mendoza Mendoza, which occurred on July 19 in Morelia.
In a press conference, Lopez Solis indicated that there are substantial advances in the investigation, and the dynamics of the incident have been determined.
In the account, the Prosecutor mentioned that around 1:00 p.m., the victim left the parking lot of a gym located on Avenida Francisco I. Madero, at which point he was approached by a male person who fired gunshots at the victim, dying in the mendoza mendoza place , and a passerby was injured.
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After the attack, those responsible fled aboard a compact vehicle that was waiting for them a few meters away, so the various corporations that immediately carried out search activities were alerted, locating the unit at the intersection of Periférico Paseo de la República and Calzada La Huerta , where three men allegedly from Jalisco were secured, and who had in their possession several weapons, as well as magazines and useful cartridges.
When the professional activity of the victim became known, the Prosecutor pointed out, the Approved Protocol for the Investigation of Crimes Committed against Freedom of Expression was complied with and proceedings were undertaken in relation to various disciplines in expert matters, which allowed the location, establishment and collection of evidence; in addition, interviews with witnesses were collected and investigative acts were arranged that will strengthen the investigation.
“It is important to emphasize that this Prosecutor’s Office keeps several lines of investigation open, so it already performs the appropriate and pertinent acts to determine the participation of the detainees in the events and in due course, bring them before the Control Judge to determine their legal situation,” he said.

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