Overview
- The Commission voted unanimously in a private session to suspend the judge until the investigation and any disciplinary procedure conclude.
- The measure was requested by the head of the Administrative Responsibilities Investigation Office, and the judge is assigned to Toluca in the State of Mexico.
- Authorities argue the judge broadened amparo relief beyond what Articles 128 and 139 of the Amparo Law allow, hindering extradition.
- Investigators also cite as irregular the judge’s decision to designate the detention facility, which they say intrudes on penitentiary authorities under Articles 14 and 52 of the National Law on Criminal Enforcement.
- Tudor was detained by Mexico’s Attorney General in 2021 and is sought by Romania for organized crime, extortion and attempted aggravated homicide linked to large-scale ATM skimming.