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Judge Orders Formal Imprisonment of Alleged Second Shooter in 1994 Colosio Assassination

Prosecutors advanced the case with an 11‑volume, 43‑annex file from the reopened inquiry SE/003‑BIS/95.

Overview

  • A federal judge opened a criminal process for aggravated homicide against former Cisen agent Jorge Antonio Sánchez Ortega.
  • Judge Daniel Marcelino Niño Jiménez ruled after finding the Public Ministry’s evidence sufficient under the older inquisitorial procedure.
  • Sánchez Ortega remains held at the Altiplano maximum‑security prison following his recapture in Tijuana on November 8.
  • The resolution followed Sánchez Ortega’s request to extend the 72‑hour constitutional term to define his legal status.
  • Records note that Sánchez Ortega was detained in 1994 with blood on his jacket and a positive gunshot residue test before the then‑PGR released him the next day.