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.