Mexico City warned Israel on Friday that the lack of progress in efforts to extradite a wanted person in connection with a case representing the worst human rights violations in Mexico threatened their relations.
Mexico has repeatedly asked Israel to extradite the former head of the Mexican Criminal Investigation Agency, Tomas Zeron, who is accused of serious violations in the investigation into the disappearance of 43 students in the south of the country in 2014.
The Mexican Foreign Ministry said in a statement, “The lack of progress in resolving this issue is interpreted as de facto protection by the Israeli government for Thomas Zero, and threatens to turn into a factor of nuisance and disruption with the State of Israel.”
There is no treaty to exchange wanted persons between the two countries.
Who is Thomas Zeron and what are the charges against him?
– Zeron denies allegations of kidnapping suspects in the case of the disappearance of students, torturing them, tampering with evidence, and embezzling public funds.
– Zeron is one of the architects of the so-called “historical truth,” which is the official version presented by the government in January 2015 of the mysterious case of the disappearance of students and rejected by the families of the victims.
The students were on their way to participate in a demonstration in Mexico City when they were kidnapped, investigators believe, by a drug cartel in collusion with corrupt police officials.
The exact circumstances of the students’ disappearance are still unknown, but a committee formed by the government to uncover the truth described the case as a “state crime” and considered that the army bears responsibility, directly or through negligence.
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2024-04-06 01:40:43
