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Mexico identifies 17 new suspects in Ayotzinapa case

By Drooid · Sep 29, 2026, 3:54 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Prosecutor Mauricio Pazarán announced Mexico identified 17 new suspects in the 2014 Ayotzinapa disappearance.
Phone-call analysis linked those suspects to officials, police, cartel members and civilians.
Human-rights Undersecretary Arturo Medina and Prosecutor Pazarán will reveal telephone-record science and new arrest warrants.
President Claudia Sheinbaum will present findings on Monday, Sept. 28, as families mark the anniversary.
Supreme Court Justice Hugo Aguilar Ortiz agreed to review the cases and keep parents informed.

History

Historical Context

Argentina’s 1976 military coup launched the Dirty War, during which human-rights groups estimate about 30,000 people were disappeared. After democracy returned, the 2003 repeal of the pardon laws and the 2005 Supreme Court ruling reopened prosecutions of former officers. Mexico’s 2014 Ayotzinapa investigation invokes that precedent as Justice Hugo Aguilar Ortiz considers similar accountability.

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Story summary

Prosecutor Mauricio Pazarán announced Mexico identified 17 new suspects in the 2014 Ayotzinapa disappearance.
Phone-call analysis linked those suspects to officials, police, cartel members and civilians.
Human-rights Undersecretary Arturo Medina and Prosecutor Pazarán will reveal telephone-record science and new arrest warrants.
President Claudia Sheinbaum will present findings on Monday, Sept. 28, as families mark the anniversary.
Supreme Court Justice Hugo Aguilar Ortiz agreed to review the cases and keep parents informed.

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