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Judge Denies Amparo for Zhenli Ye Gon, Keeping Him in Preventive Detention

The judge cited a validated risk of flight based on the FGR’s assessment.

Overview

  • District Judge Daniel Marcelino Niño Jiménez in Toluca rejected Ye Gon’s request to change his precautionary measure after reviewing the case record.
  • The ruling deemed the defense’s complaints inoperative and unfounded and held that preventive detention is lawful.
  • The FGR’s evaluation highlighted lack of domiciliary ties, residences in various countries, properties in China, and an outstanding local warrant as indicators of flight risk.
  • Ye Gon argued he has spent more than 17 years in preventive detention contrary to the Constitution’s two‑year guideline, but his criminal case remains unresolved without a final sentence.
  • He continues facing proceedings for organized crime, drug offenses, money‑laundering and weapons charges, following his 2016 extradition linked to the 2007 mega cash seizure.