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Judge Grants Provisional Stay Blocking Arrest of Contralmirante Farías Laguna

The ruling grants temporary protection conditioned on a 49,000‑peso bond plus a court appearance within three days.

Overview

  • José Alberto Rodríguez Rivera of the 11th District Court issued the provisional suspension that halts execution of the arrest order tied to an alleged fuel‑smuggling network.
  • To keep the relief, Fernando Farías Laguna must appear before Judge Mario Martínez Elizondo at the Altiplano federal court within three days or the protection will be revoked.
  • The order also compels the Fiscalía General de la República to give Farías access to the investigation file and evidence to prepare his defense.
  • Authorities still list Farías as a fugitive, and the suspension requires a 49,000‑peso guarantee to remain in force.
  • The August 19 arrest order is part of a probe into alleged “huachicol fiscal” that has already seen nine marines and five civilians linked to process and sent to preventive detention, while defense claims of an earlier detention and mistreatment are disputed by the FGR.