Overview

• Hernán Bermúdez Requena was formally linked to state proceedings for association, extortion and express kidnapping and will remain in pretrial preventive detention.
• The first hearing was conducted remotely from the Altiplano high-security prison under strict security in a private session, and authorities ruled out transferring him to Tabasco.
• His defense requested the 144-hour constitutional extension to prepare a response before the judge defines the next procedural step.
• Prosecutors outlined potential penalties ranging from 50 to 100 years for kidnapping, 7.5 to 18 years for criminal association and 20 to 40 years for extortion, and said additional charges could be added.
• He was transferred from Paraguay to Mexico, with officials attributing the prolonged route to weather conditions and denying any stop in Tabasco, as the state judiciary rejected claims of political persecution.