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Hearing Pushed to Oct. 20 in Fuel-Smuggling Case as Provisional Amparo Shields Navy Rear Admiral Fernando Farías

The defense says prosecutors withheld parts of the case file, prompting the control judge to delay the proceeding.

Overview

  • Control Judge Nancy Selene Hidalgo Pérez reprogrammed the initial hearing to October 20 at 9:00 a.m. in Almoloya de Juárez after the defense argued the FGR delivered an incomplete investigative dossier of roughly 18,838 pages.
  • A provisional suspension granted by Judge Emma Cristina Carlos Ávalos bars any arrest or execution of preventive imprisonment against Fernando Farías while it remains in force, even if such a measure were ordered at his initial hearing.
  • An incidental hearing is scheduled for Thursday to decide whether Farías receives a definitive suspension in his amparo case.
  • The FGR alleges Farías helped lead a customs-based network that moved fuel through ports including Altamira, Tampico, Guaymas and Ensenada; his brother, Vice Admiral Manuel Roberto Farías, is already held at the Altiplano prison with other co-defendants.
  • President Claudia Sheinbaum said the suspension should be reviewed, and media have reported an Interpol red notice tied to the arrest warrant.