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Baja California Prosecutor Outlines Steps in Emilia Ortega Case as Bar Groups Press for Oversight

Prosecutors propose a joint commission with bar leaders to track lawyer homicide cases.

Overview

  • State prosecutor María Elena Andrade Ramírez said specialized teams are meeting regularly to review evidence and coordinate investigative lines in the killing of attorney Emilia Ortega Aceves.
  • Authorities reported ongoing review of the legal matters Ortega had in progress at her firm and continued direct communication with her children and relatives for information sharing.
  • Bar associations from Tijuana and Mexicali advanced a proposal for a joint oversight commission with the Fiscalía, with plans for a formal agreement and quarterly meetings to monitor cases.
  • The initiative envisions a standardized registry of investigations, a liaison program to handle requests from the legal community, and scrutiny of legal processes tied to slain lawyers.
  • Two days earlier, about 200 people joined a silent march to the state prosecutor’s offices in Tijuana demanding results, as guild leaders cited 13 lawyers killed this sexenio and no public report of arrests in Ortega’s case.