Overview
- The state prosecutor told lawmakers that technicians have not yet unlocked Carlos Ramírez Castro’s cellphone, citing the need for specialized tools.
- Two investigation files are open, one in the freedom-of-expression unit and another in the Poza Rica regional office, to pursue distinct lines of inquiry.
- Forensic teams are working on mobile device analysis connected to the case while keeping specific hypotheses confidential.
- Lisbeth Jiménez Aguirre defended the handling of reporter Rafael León, noting a judge placed him under one year of house arrest after charges of aiding concealment and offenses against public security.
- She declined to comment on the reported disappearance of two women who attended the journalist’s funeral and said the office does not systematically target the press.