Overview
- Prosecutors in Sonora said they will appeal the ruling that lets the seven suspects continue their cases out of custody.
- The decision followed an initial hearing in which the court postponed the vinculación a proceso phase and modified preventive detention measures.
- Authorities have 25 arrest warrants related to alleged negligence and oversight failures at the store, of which seven have been executed.
- Those accused include current and former Protección Civil officials and municipal figures facing charges such as negligent homicide, negligent injury, abortion and breach of legal duty.
- Forensic inquiries continue into possible causes and irregularities, while reports differ on the death toll, citing 23 or 24 fatalities and a dozen injuries.