Overview

• Ximena Pichel appeared for her first discrimination hearing on July 25 at the Poder Judicial de la Ciudad de México
• The hearing was deferred to July 28 after her defense requested additional time to review the case file
• Protesters outside the courthouse pelted her with water and bottles and stole her handbag
• The SSC condemned the vigilante violence and a Policía Bancaria e Industrial officer recovered her bag for the Tribunal Superior de Justicia
• Copred and the Fiscalía General de Justicia de la CDMX continue investigating her under Article 206 of the penal code, which carries penalties of one to three years in prison, fines and community service