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Mexican judge accepts charges against ex-prosecutor in disappearance of 43 students

Former attorney general Jesus Murillo, who served under prior president Enrique Pena Nieto, sits in a car as he is being held following his arrest over charges of forced disappearance, torture and obstruction of justice in the 2014 disappearance of 43 students, in Mexico City, Mexico August 20, 2022. REUTERS/Luis Cortes

A Mexican judge ruled there was sufficient evidence to hear charges against former Attorney General Jesus Murillo for his alleged role in the 2014 disappearance of 43 students and its subsequent investigation, judicial authorities said on Wednesday.

Murillo, who was arrested on Friday in the first high-level detention of an official for involvement in the case, is accused of torture, forced disappearance and obstruction of justice.

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