Five Veracruz police officers are accused of participating in the kidnapping of journalist Roxana Ramírez
Among those detained is the commander of the Municipal Police of Ixhuatlán del Sureste.
Mexican authorities reported the arrest of five police officers from Ixhuatlán del Sureste, including the commander in that municipality in the state of Veracruz, for their alleged participation in the kidnapping of journalist Roxana Ramírez.
The municipal government reported the arrest of the police agents in a statement released hours after the authorities confirmed the capture of José del Carmen 'N', alias Delta 7, identified as allegedly responsible for the kidnapping of the communicator on June 2.
“The municipality of Ixhuatlán informs citizens that it has been made aware of a procedure carried out by competent authorities regarding the commander and elements of the Municipal Police,” the document stated without specifying the cause of the arrest.
The director of the Pulso Informativo Del Sureste portal was kidnapped in the town of Nanchital about seven kilometers on the Ixhuatlán del Sureste highway, where the detained police officers were operating.
Municipal authorities urged citizens to “avoid the spread of rumors or unverified information,” after information about the capture of police elements circulated on social networks before the official confirmation of the local government headed by Mayor Raúl González.
On June 2, Ramírez was violently kidnapped from her home, and to date she has not been able to be located by federal or state authorities.
The event caused great commotion because the commando's emergence was recorded on video and shared on social networks.
In the images, two hooded individuals with long weapons can be seen hitting an aluminum door with a sledgehammer, while they enter and point at the occupants of the home.
On June 12, the Attorney General's Office (FGR) assumed control of the investigation into the illegal deprivation of the journalist's freedom, whose case is in the hands of the Special Prosecutor's Office for Crimes committed against Freedom of Expression.
Veracruz is considered by non-governmental organizations as one of the most dangerous regions in Mexico and the world to practice journalism.
According to data from the State Commission for the Care and Protection of Journalists, an organization that defends communicators, between 2005 and 2024, a total of 31 journalists were murdered and four disappeared.