Mexico - Court overturns conviction for Proceso reporter's murder

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders notes that a court in the eastern state of Veracruz yesterday overturned Jorge Antonio Hernández's conviction for Proceso investigative journalist Regina Martínez's murder on the grounds that it was based solely on a confession, possibly extracted under torture. An illiterate man also known as “El Silva,” Hernández was given a 38-year jail sentence in April for her murder. “This case is still unsolved,” Reporters Without Borders said. “The investigation must be started (...)

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