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"You told me you trusted me and here I am, I have complied"; phrases that marked Gilda Lozoya's 10-hour hearing
🇲🇽 Mexico /Crime & Justice

"You told me you trusted me and here I am, I have complied"; phrases that marked Gilda Lozoya's 10-hour hearing

From El Universal · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • A judge rejected a request to imprison Gilda Lozoya Austin, sister of former Pemex director Emilio Lozoya, in the Agronitrogenados case.
  • The judge ruled Lozoya Austin will remain free during her trial for illicit resource operations, citing her family's support and the state's ability to locate her.
  • Prosecutors argued Lozoya Austin might evade justice due to connections to the "old regime" and her divorce, but the judge dismissed these concerns.

A control judge has ruled that Gilda Susana Lozoya Austin, sister of former Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) director Emilio Lozoya Austin, will remain free during her trial for illicit resource operations, commonly known as money laundering. The decision came after a 10-hour hearing at the Federal Criminal Justice Center in Mexico City.

Judge Nora Ileana García Peralta rejected the Attorney General's Office (FGR) request to imprison Lozoya Austin. The judge presented arguments that countered the 58 pieces of evidence the FGR offered to keep her detained. She emphasized the state's capacity to locate anyone attempting to flee and noted Lozoya Austin's family support.

I don't see her alone, her family is here, her father, because like it or not, family is family. I don't see another way to prove family roots other than by supporting her. Who else is going to take care of her, if not the father?

— Nora Ileana García Peraltaaddressing the prosecution's argument that Gilda Lozoya Austin lacked family ties

"I don't see her alone, her family is here, her father, because like it or not, family is family. I don't see another way to prove family roots other than by supporting her. Who else is going to take care of her, if not the father?" the judge stated, addressing the FGR's claim that Lozoya Austin lacked family ties.

In these times, who doesn't run the risk of divorce?

— Nora Ileana García Peraltadismissing the prosecution's claim that Lozoya Austin's divorce could lead her to flee

The FGR had argued that Lozoya Austin's connections to the "old regime," including former President Carlos Salinas de Gortari, and her recent divorce could lead her to evade justice. However, Judge García Peralta dismissed these concerns, stating that in "these times, who doesn't run the risk of divorce?" She also countered the FGR's assertion of her lack of roots by pointing to her presence with her father in court.

During the hearing, Gilda Susana Lozoya Austin addressed the judge, saying, "You told me you trusted me and here I am. I have complied and will continue to comply with the requirements." The case involves allegations related to the Agronitrogenados fertilizer plant.

You told me you trusted me and here I am. I have complied and will continue to comply with the requirements.

— Gilda Susana Lozoya Austinaddressing the judge at the end of the hearing
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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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