Overview

• Former INM chief Francisco Garduño offered a public apology in Mexico City to survivors and families as a condition set by Judge Víctor Manlio Hernández Calderón for a conditional suspension of his criminal process for illicit exercise of public service.
• Several victims rejected the statement and pressed for truth, justice and full reparations in a tragedy that left 40 dead and 27 people with lasting injuries after detainees were locked in during the fire.
• Organizations representing victims said the apology is not an exoneration, described it as a personal act rather than a state admission, and stressed Mexico’s duty to compensate all 82 people held in custody and to ensure non-repetition.
• Milenio reported the INM would not be present at the event and noted other conditions include human-rights courses for Garduño after a judge declined to impose community service or a public-service ban.
• Parallel prosecutions for homicide and injuries continue against agents and contractors, with most defendants free and one former official a fugitive, as challenges to Garduño’s suspended process remain pending.