Mexico Metropolis, Mexico — The Mexican authorities launched Jose Diaz Gomez after two years of imprisonment for a criminal offense he did not commit, based on Human rights organizations Fray Bartolomé de las Casas (Grupo Frayba). Diaz Gomez is a member of the Assist Base for the Zapatista Military of Nationwide Liberation, a left-wing guerrilla group that has been in various ranges of battle with the Mexican authorities for 30 years.
He had been held with no costs, accused of theft below pretrial detention for one yr and 9 months in a jail in Playas de Catazajá, Chiapas, in southeastern Mexico.
The person, a member of the Ch’ol indigenous folks, was reportedly arrested on November 25, 2022, when alleged law enforcement officials detained and beat him on costs of theft.
In response to the Fray Bartolomé de Las Casas Human Rights Middle (Frayba), the case of Díaz Gómez was riddled with abuses of authority and corruption. They are saying he was robbed of 1,400 Mexican pesos (USD $73) on the time of his arrest and compelled to signal clean pages with nobody to translate the scenario for him in his native language.
Throughout his imprisonment, the Frayba Middle accompanied Gómez, denouncing the inhumane remedy to which he was reportedly subjected and even acts of torture carried out in opposition to him.
“The cruelty of the jail system is unconscionable; the shortage of medical consideration places José’s well being and life in danger; his integrity and security are at risk by dwelling in a small cell with 18 folks, the situations of overcrowding enhance the chance of violence resulting from abuses and battle,” wrote Frabya in a press release.
In response to the Zapatista Military, Gomez, who’s part of the autonomous territory ruled by the Zapatistas, was detained for being a part of the indigenous motion.
Indigenous members of the Zapatista autonomous territories have been persecuted and attacked by state forces and paramilitaries. Lately the Zapatistas denounced the armed assault in opposition to Jorge López Sántiz, a member of the Tseltal indigenous group in addition to a member of the Assist Bases of the Zapatista Military.
Armed assaults and judicial persecution have occurred in opposition to indigenous folks searching for to defend their territory and customs from authorities infrastructure initiatives.
“It’s with nice happiness that we report the liberty of our comrade José Díaz Gómez, Assist Base of the Zapatista Military of Nationwide Liberation (BAEZLN). This freedom is due to the decisive and joint motion of the peoples, communities, collectives, organizations, and people,” learn a press release by Frayba.
