Overview

• A control judge formally linked Magdiel “N” to the killing of journalist Armando Linares López on March 15, 2022 in Zitácuaro.
• The suspect was detained by Policías de Investigación and remanded to the Ministerio Público before being presented to the Juez de Control.
• The judge ordered preventive detention and set a two-month deadline for prosecutors to conclude their evidence-gathering phase.
• Investigators compiled objective evidence through multidisciplinary efforts under protocols for crimes against freedom of expression.
• The move marks a significant procedural milestone more than three years after the murder in a context of high impunity for attacks on journalists.