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40 Adults Brought Before Judge at Puente Grande Over Guadalajara Heritage Damage After ‘Gen Z’ Unrest

Authorities await an INAH report to determine the scope of heritage repairs.

Overview

  • Prosecutors placed 35 men and five women before a control judge after their transfer to the Puente Grande prison complex.
  • All defendants are accused of damaging archaeological, artistic and historical monuments, with seven also facing additional counts.
  • Prosecutors filed extra charges against three for property damage and against four for injuries and crimes against authority.
  • Four adolescents remain interned in a shelter and are scheduled to appear before a specialized juvenile judge on Tuesday.
  • Officials report visible harm to government buildings and public fixtures, note inconsistent detainee tallies across statements, and cite three detainees with prior records plus a separate firearm arrest inside the Palacio de Gobierno.