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Judge Cancels Casar Hearing, Directs Case to Reclusorio Norte

Prosecutors must refile before the proper Mexico City court identified as Reclusorio Norte.

Overview

  • The initial hearing set for December 16 at Reclusorio Oriente was canceled, and the request was returned to the anti‑corruption prosecutor to present it before a judge at Reclusorio Norte.
  • The judge cited earlier investigative measures authorized in 2024 at Reclusorio Norte, including an entry ratification without prior warrant and an order to intercept communications and extract device data.
  • The Fiscalía General de la República maintains an active, judicialized case against María Amparo Casar for alleged illicit use of functions tied to a Pemex lifetime pension.
  • The FGR has publicly denied acting under political instruction and says the probe was judicialized in September in line with legal requirements.
  • President Claudia Sheinbaum declined to discuss the penal merits and said the FGR, now led operationally by Ernestina Godoy, should explain the procedural steps in the case.