Overview

• A control judge linked Hernán Bermúdez Requena to process for association delictuosa, secuestro exprés and extorsión after a nearly two‑day initial hearing on September 23.
• Preventive detention was ordered and Bermúdez was transferred to the Altiplano maximum‑security prison while a three‑month investigation proceeds.
• Tabasco’s prosecutor has said that convictions on the charges could carry cumulative penalties of up to 158 years in prison.
• Senator Adán Augusto López argued Bermúdez delivered security results during his governorship, denied having indications of organized‑crime ties, and said he would not make the same appointment with hindsight.
• López rejected calls for a public apology and condemned media leaks, as press reports citing an FGR file allege 2018 electoral‑period dealings that he disputes.