US EditionFormer Mexican Judge Arrested in Case of 43 Missing Students
- On May 14, 2025, Mexican authorities apprehended retired judge Lambertina Galeana Marín for her alleged involvement in the disappearance of crucial evidence tied to the 2014 case of 43 missing students in Iguala, Guerrero.
- The arrest comes amid ongoing investigations into missing surveillance recordings from the courthouse in Iguala, which prosecutors claim were intentionally destroyed on the orders of Galeana during her leadership of Guerrero’s Superior Tribunal of Justice.
- The 43 male students from Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers' College vanished after local police and military forces stopped their bus on September 26, 2014, and subsequent investigations found state involvement and collusion with criminal gangs.
- A 2022 government report confirmed the disappearances as state-sponsored crimes, while a 2023 UN report cited military secrecy and incomplete information, prompting experts to resign due to 'lack of information' and 'hidden evidence.'
- The arrest has renewed calls from families and activists for a thorough investigation into the case and possible cover-up, with spokesperson Felipe de la Cruz emphasizing the need for continued inquiry and work.
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Former Judge Lambertina Galeana Marin Arrested on the Case of 43 Missing Students From Ayotzinapa
By Ivonne Valdés, Daniela Patiño, Maija Ehlinger and Fidel Gutiérrez, CNN en Español More than a decade after 43 students from a rural school in Ayotzinapa disappeared, a new arrest has generated renewed scrutiny and reopened old wounds. On Thursday, Mexican authorities detained now-retired Judge Lambertina Galeana Marín, 79, for missing evidence in the case. The arrest is related to the “disappearance of camera recordings” placed in the Palace …
Former Mexican judge arrested in case of 43 missing students
Mexican authorities on Wednesday, May 14, arrested former judge Lambertina Galeana in connection with the 2014 disappearance and presumed killings of 43 college students, a case that has long symbolized government corruption in Mexico. Galeana, who once led the Superior Court of Justice in Guerrero state, faces charges of forced disappearance and destruction of evidence. Mexican news outlet El País reported that surveillance footage allegedly s…
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