Overview

• Five of the nine victims were Guatemalan nationals formally linked to prosecution but not yet sentenced.
• Fiscal Verónica Hernández Giadáns maintained secrecy over investigative details, refusing to specify causes or the number of inquiry strands.
• The probe is examining the role of prison officials and may be handed to the federal Fiscalía General de la República if organized-crime connections are confirmed, though no attraction request has been filed.
• Authorities have denied any inmate escapes in the aftermath of the riot.
• Veracruz authorities are coordinating with Guatemala’s consul to identify the Guatemalan victims and arrange delivery of their bodies.