Overview
- A federal judge ordered the control judge to stop the opening of the oral phase while an amparo reviews potential procedural violations.
- The suspension does not terminate the prosecution or confer release, and Rivera Navarro continues under preventive detention.
- Prosecutors from the FGR accuse him of organized crime for the purpose of kidnapping and aggravated kidnapping, with links asserted to a 2021 abduction of political precandidates.
- Penal law experts say the ruling functions as a defense tool that delays proceedings and does not signal immediate freedom.
- Case files and merchant complaints describe alleged extortion of tequilero businesses and claims he boasted ties to CJNG leader “El Mencho.”