TUDN reporter Julio Ibáñez is in legal trouble in South Africa due to the use of a drone in a restricted place, which cost him ten days of imprisonment last March; He could be back in Mexico next week, thus ending the ordeal he experienced in the African country.

According to journalistic versions emanating from the well-known communicator's own company and from other media, there are many possibilities that Ibáñez and cameraman Danny García will regain their freedom and be able to leave South Africa before the 2026 World Cup begins.

In the information that could emerge this Wednesday after both appeared at the hearing before the judicial authorities of the city of Johannesburg, one of the two crimes they faced for their journalistic work was dismissed and the one that remains to be defined does not merit a sanction of imprisonment, so they will surely be able to regain their freedom.

The reports are so encouraging that it is said that their return to Mexico is so close that both are included in the staff that will cover the World Cup by the company TUDN, which seems to be putting all its effort into the broadcast of the World Cup matches on the VIX Prémium and Open Television channel.

On this matter, David Faitelson commented that: "Julio Ibáñez will soon be back home with his family and with us. He is assigned to work in the World Cup. If we have kept confidentiality it is at the request of the lawyers. The company (Televisa and TUDN) has been with him and his family since this nightmare began..."

The version of the controversial reporter opens a horizon of options for Julio Ibáñez, after it was confirmed that this Wednesday they appeared before the authorities to determine their responsibility for the crimes they were accused of and everything indicates that they came out safely.

The context

So far it is known that the events that led to the arrest and imprisonment of both representatives of the TUDN network in South Africa were due to Julio Ibáñez and Danny García after using a drone in a restricted area in the city of Johannesburg,

These events left behind the first version that the root of the problem was due to an immigration issue; but, on the contrary, they were sought by the authorities after the members of the South African team complained that they were being recorded without authorization, which mobilized law enforcement, since a special permit is required to shoot in the airspace of any country.

It was also reported that Televisa officials such as TUDN have been keeping an eye on Ibáñez and his family since the beginning of the situation. Furthermore, he explained that the silence surrounding the case responded to a request from the lawyers, with the aim of not hindering the legal process.

The possibility that “Profe” Ibáñez will soon return to Mexico changes the panorama of a case that for several weeks generated concern in the sports world. Now, the communicator could soon return to his activities and be part of the World Cup coverage for which he was already contemplated.