This Thursday, November 20, the courthouse doors opened so that those detained could leave and reunite with their families after days of anguish.
“Happy to be free and… I wish I could go through that experience again… I thought I was never going to see my mother again,” said Joshua, one of those detained.
Joshua was leaving work when he passed through the protest area, so he was beaten and arrested. Today, he closes that chapter of his life embracing his mother.
“Thank you so much… because justice was served for my baby,” said Yelitza, Joshua’s mother.
But not all the stories ended there. For many families, the process was a nightmare that only now comes to an end.
“I always maintained my son’s innocence, and we were able to prove it,” said Luis Simón, father of Simón Salmerón, another of those arrested.
His son, still wearing his uniform, wasn’t going to a march; he was going home from work. The road led him straight to the Prosecutor’s Office.
Of those charged, seven were ordered to be held in pretrial detention for six months, while one received alternative precautionary measures.
“Eight were formally charged with assault, damage to historical monuments, and property damage,” explained attorney Leobardo Treviño.
The four minors involved remain in a shelter awaiting a court hearing to schedule their arraignment.
The 40 people were arrested during the march held on November 15 in Jalisco, Mexico City, and other states across the country to demand peace and justice following the assassination of Carlos Manzo, mayor of Uruapan, Michoacán.
In both Jalisco and Mexico City, the demonstration turned violent, leading to the arrest of several people who are now facing criminal charges.
The march was dubbed the “Generation Z” march because it was organized by young people, who used the Jolly Roger flag from the One Piece manga as their symbol.
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Source: excelsior
