Impunity in Jalisco over 95%
Despite having the second highest number of criminal investigators assigned to its prosecutor’s offices, Jalisco also ranks second in the number of “open case files” on its shelves.
Despite having the second highest number of criminal investigators assigned to its prosecutor’s offices, Jalisco also ranks second in the number of “open case files” on its shelves.
Jalisco Governor Enrique Alfaro has taken issue with Mexican Interior Minister Adán Augusto López Hernández, who described the states of Jalisco, Guanajuato and Michoacan as being “bathed in blood” and “a paradise for criminals.”
Following an oral trial lasting ten days, the former health secretary in the administration of Jalisco Governor Aristoteles Sandoval was sentenced to nine years in prison after being found guilty of engaging in various corrupt practices, including the “diversion and misuse of public resources.”
The Jalisco State Congress has backtracked on implementing a measure that would have made smoking while driving a private vehicle a traffic offense.
Wealth, political power and a sluggish justice system proved to be no match for the tenacity and courageous resolve of the indigenous community of Mezcala.
A new study by the Institute of Statistical and Geographic Information of Jalisco (IIEG) has revealed that between 2016 and 2021, Guadalajara metro area municipal authorities euthanized 47,286 stray dogs and cats, while only 1,136 animals were adopted.
The Jalisco State Prosecutor’s Office (FGE) has announced that three individuals named as the probable perpetrators of a shooting attack against Chapala Public Security officers and agents of the state Investigative Police will face trial on criminal charges based on the indictment presented in court by the District V Special Regional Prosecutor’s Office.
Staff from the United States Consulate in Guadalajara will hold a town hall meeting with U.S. citizens on Thursday, October 27, 10 a.m., at the Lake Chapala Society, Calle 16 de Septiembre 16-A in Ajijic.
At least 14 churches in southern Jalisco dating from the 17th and 18th century suffered structural damage from 7.4-magnitude earthquake that rocked large swath of central Mexico on September 19.