The president of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN), Arturo Zaldívar Lelo de Larrea, said that last week’s attack on the federal judge Gabriel Dominguez Barrios It was an attempted assault and not an attack for his work.
“Everything seems to indicate that it was an attempted robbery. It was not an attack derived from the function of judge. Both the judge and his son are now out of any danger. From the beginning we sent support to the judge, logistical support, security, etc., in such a way that this issue is already clarified, of course the processes of this attack will have to be followed. I want to say that the security of the judges is an issue that has always worried and occupied me,” he stressed.
Last week, the federal judge Gabriel Dominguez Barrios He was attacked in Jiutepec, Morelos, when he was inside a commercial establishment in the company of his 17-year-old son. The magistrate and his son were shot several times; Both were taken to a nearby hospital where they received care. Three hours after the attack, three people were arrested and they found a weapon and drugs.
During his first press conference of 2022, the Minister President of the SCJN said that in the Council of the Federal Judiciary (CJF) the risk situation that each one of the federal judges has is already analyzed.
“We have judges and judges who risk their lives and their integrity every day defending the rights of Mexicans. That organized crime has obviously become more violent and more challenging, but we are trying to provide security to the best of our ability, in the best possible way. We are also trying to do that by having information on which judges may be at particular risk. I hope that these measures we are taking are sufficient, but we are living in a delicate and complicated environment.
“When sometimes there are such unfavorable expressions for the judges, we should think of these judges who, with a vocation for service, literally play it every day,” said Zaldívar.
The Judicial Power of the Federation (PJF) this year has an item for 844 million pesos, in order to guarantee the safety of judges and magistrates who have been threatened, or their lives are at risk.
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