Overview

• Bertha Alcalde, head of the Mexico City prosecutor’s office, said the investigation into the April 5 festival collapse is close to judicialization and pledged there will be no impunity or fabricated culpability.
• The family of photojournalist Berenice Giles publicly accused the FGJCDMX of negligence, encubrimiento and institutional violence, alleging protection of organizers Ocesa and security contractor Lobo.
• The relatives contend prosecutors tried to fast-track judicialization on September 2 without proper procedure, which they describe as an irregular attempt to close the case.
• Officials have conducted 120 interviews and dozens of forensic analyses, according to the prosecutor, who rejected claims that the inquiry shields any responsible parties.
• Two photojournalists, Berenice Giles and Miguel Ángel Rojas, died when a decorative metal structure collapsed at AXE Ceremonia in Parque Bicentenario, with civil-protection reports pointing to strong wind gusts as the cause.