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Mexico's Top Judge Gives Woman 1,000 Pesos After She Reports Wallet Stolen
🇲🇽 Mexico /Crime & Justice

Mexico's Top Judge Gives Woman 1,000 Pesos After She Reports Wallet Stolen

From El Universal · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Mexico's Supreme Court Chief Justice, Hugo Aguilar Ortiz, gave 1,000 pesos to a woman who reported her wallet stolen during a public event in Oaxaca.
  • The woman, Sonia Rodríguez de la Rosa, stated her wallet contained identification and 5,500 pesos, intended for cleaning her sugarcane field.
  • Aguilar Ortiz was in Oaxaca to engage with citizens regarding a court ruling for the recovery and decontamination of the Santo Domingo River.

Mexico's Supreme Court Chief Justice, Hugo Aguilar Ortiz, provided 1,000 pesos to a woman who claimed her wallet was stolen during a public event in Oaxaca.

I will help you with another thousand, take it.

— Hugo Aguilar OrtizOffering money to a woman who reported her wallet stolen.

The incident occurred in Camelia Roja, within the municipality of San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec. A video circulating on social media shows Aguilar Ortiz, holding food in one hand, reaching into his wallet with the other to give the money to the woman, identified as Sonia Rodríguez de la Rosa.

Rodríguez stated that her stolen wallet contained her voter ID and 5,500 pesos, which she needed for cleaning her sugarcane field. She expressed her distress, exclaiming, "You will pay for this with God, because it is not right!"

You will pay for this with God, because it is not right!

— Sonia Rodríguez de la RosaReacting to the alleged theft of her wallet.

Aguilar Ortiz was in the region as part of a tour to understand citizens' issues, even while the Supreme Court is in recess. He met with residents along the Santo Domingo River to discuss the implementation of a court order for its recovery and decontamination. He emphasized that dialogue and listening are key to achieving open and accessible justice.

The Plenary is in recess, but the work in the territory does not stop. Dialogue and listening make open justice possible and close to all people.

— Hugo Aguilar OrtizDescribing his commitment to engaging with citizens.
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Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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