Overview
- INACIPE director Jorge Nader Kuri asked senators to hold off on approving President Claudia Sheinbaum’s initiative and address judge identity protection within a forthcoming systemic overhaul.
- Human-rights and legal experts told the Senate Justice Commission that trials before identity‑reserved judges violate Inter-American Court jurisprudence on fair-trial guarantees.
- Participants warned that isolated regulation could spur due‑process breaches, undermine the presumption of innocence, and trigger procedural nullities and international litigation.
- Critics highlighted risks in the draft’s Article 22 Ter and cautioned that letting the Public Ministry request anonymity could turn a protective measure into a strategic tool in corruption or political cases.
- Proponents cited severe security threats to justice operators, noting 21 killings linked to criminal trials in four years, as grounds to explore narrowly tailored protections.