Mexico arrests a new suspect in 1994 assassination of a presidential candidate
Summary
Mexican federal prosecutors have arrested Jorge Antonio Sánchez Ortega in connection to the 1994 assassination of presidential candidate Luis Donaldo Colosio. This arrest is part of ongoing investigations into the case, despite a man named Mario Aburto serving a prison sentence for the crime.Key Facts
- Mexican authorities arrested Jorge Antonio Sánchez Ortega in connection to the 1994 assassination.
- Luis Donaldo Colosio was a presidential candidate for the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI).
- Colosio was shot twice during a rally in Tijuana.
- Mario Aburto confessed to the murder and has been in prison for 45 years but later claimed he was tortured into confessing.
- Aburto’s claims led to a recommendation to reopen the investigation by the National Human Rights Commission.
- An intelligence agent assigned to Colosio’s security is also a suspect for allegedly being involved in the second shooting.
- There was evidence that this agent had clothing with Colosio’s blood and fired a weapon shortly after the first shot.
- The agent was allegedly aided in escaping the scene by the National Security and Investigation Center.
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