Fernando Farías' Defense Seeks Public Hearing, Citing Prosecutor's Disclosures

The legal defense for Fernando Farías Laguna has communicated with their client since his arrival in Mexico following his expulsion from Argentina. The Mendieta y Asociados law firm is awaiting notification of the imputation hearing's date at the Federal Criminal Justice Center in Almoloya de Juárez, State of Mexico.

This legal team is formally requesting that the hearing be made public. They contend that the case should not be transformed into a private proceeding, especially since the Attorney General's Office (FGR) has allegedly been disseminating information related to the investigation, detention, and various actions concerning Farías Laguna, the political nephew of former Navy Secretary José Rafael Ojeda Durán, for months.

The defense emphasizes the principle of publicity, which governs the accusatory penal system. They point to Article 20 of the Mexican Constitution and the National Code of Criminal Procedures, which establish publicity as the general rule, with any restrictions requiring exceptional, well-founded, and motivated justification.

Given the prosecutor's office's extensive public disclosure of case details, the defense argues for consistency. They assert that if the case was made public to support accusations, the hearing should not now become a closed-door event without clear legal grounds. This stance aims to ensure transparency and uphold the principles of due process.