Mexico: Further information on fear for safety / fear of ill-treatment / arbitrary detention / Fear of unfair trial & New concern: Possible prisoner of conscience

Mexico: Further information on fear for safety / fear of ill-treatment / arbitrary detention / Fear of unfair trial & New concern: Possible prisoner of conscience

Index Number: AMR 41/067/2007
Date Published: 6 December 2007
Categories: Mexico, Americas, Central America

Diego Arcos Meneses was freed from a state prison on 4 December 2007 as the prosecution dropped all charges against him on grounds of lack of evidence. However, there are still outstanding arrest warrants against 20 other people, who may face unfair legal proceedings. There have been no advances in the search for Pedro Núñez Pérez, Mariano Pérez Guzmán, Miguel Moreno Montejo and Juan Peñate Montejo, who have all been missing since November 2006.