Mexico: Judicial procedures against Florencio Madariaga Granados since his extradition from Spain, including the charges, the corresponding jurisdiction (state or federal), the status of the trial and any verdict
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Ottawa |
| Publication Date | 23 October 2007 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | MEX102648.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Mexico: Judicial procedures against Florencio Madariaga Granados since his extradition from Spain, including the charges, the corresponding jurisdiction (state or federal), the status of the trial and any verdict, 23 October 2007, MEX102648.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/47d65465c.html [accessed 25 May 2023] |
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In February 2006, Florencio Madariaga Granados, former deputy attorney general of Chiapas, was apprehended in Madrid and detained by the Spanish authorities (Spain 20 Feb. 2006; Mexico 22 Feb. 2006; Milenio 19 Sept. 2007). The Spanish police, in collaboration with other authorities, were responding to a request for detention from Mexican authorities (Spain 20 Feb. 2006; Mexico 22 Feb. 2006; Milenio 19 Sept. 2007).
There are three state level penal cases against Florencio Madariaga Granados in Chiapas; they are penal cases 428/2001 (Mexico 22 Feb. 2006), 341/2003 and 58/2006 (ibid. 19 Sept. 2007). Charges include embezzlement (peculado) and conspiracy to commit a crime (asociación delictuosa) (ibid.; Spain 20 Feb. 2006; Mexico 22 Feb. 2006).
On 19 September 2007, Florencio Madariaga Granados was extradited to Mexico (El Universal 20 Sept. 2007; Mexico 19 Sept. 2007; Milenio 19 Sept. 2007). The former deputy attorney general was released into the custody of the Chiapas State Judicial Police (Policía Ministerial del Estado de Chiapas) (Mexico 19 Sept. 2007) and detained in the state penitentiary El Amate (El Universal 20 Sept. 2007; Cuarto Poder 21 Oct. 2007).
In a 21 October 2007 interview with the Research Directorate, a reporter at the Chiapas newspaper Cuarto Poder stated that Florencio Madariaga Granados remained in custody at El Amate, that the case had not yet been heard in court and that authorities have made no statements regarding his case since his incarceration.
According to media sources, Madariaga Granados was accused of misappropriating 900 million Mexican pesos [approximately 140 million Canadian dollars (Canada 4 Jan. 1999)] of public funds (Milenio 19 Sept. 2007; Expreso Chiapas 20 Sept. 2007; La Jornada 2006). This money was allegedly used to pay supplementary salaries to a group of public servants (Expreso Chiapas 20 Sept. 2007; La Jornada 21 Feb. 2006). Other public servants, including the former attorney general of the state of Chiapas, who is now Director of the State Preventative Police (Policía Estatal Preventiva), have been accused of collaborating in this case; they were detained and later freed (El Universal 20 Sept. 2007; Expreso Chiapas 20 Sept. 2007). The accused deny all charges and attribute these accusations to [translation] "political vengeance and persecution" on the part of Pablo Salazar Mendiguchía, governor of Chiapas from 2000 to 2006 (El Universal 2007; Expreso Chiapas 2007).
Further information on judicial procedures against Florencio Madariaga Granados since his extradition from Spain could not be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate within the time constraints for this Response.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim for refugee protection. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
References
Canada. 4 January 1999. Bank of Canada. "10-year Currency Converter."
Cuarto Poder [Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas]. 21 October 2007. Telephone interview with a reporter.
Expreso Chiapas [Tuxtla Gutiérrez]. 20 September 2007. Ángeles Mariscal. "Florencio Madriaga Granados ... Llega extraditado de España, acusado de malversar 900 mdp."
La Jornada [Mexico City]. 21 February 2006. Ángeles Mariscal. "Detienen en España a ex funcionario del gobierno de Albores Guillén."
Mexico. 19 September 2007. Secretaría de Seguridad Pública (SSP) "Extradita el gobierno de España a México a Florencio Madariaga Granados, ex subprocurador de justicia de Chiapas." (Boletín de prensa 309-07)
_____. 22 February 2006. Procuraduría General de la Republica (PGR). "México cuenta con 45 días para solicitar la extradición del ex subprocurador de Chiapas" (Boletín 209/06)
Milenio.com. 19 September 2007. "Extradita España a Florencio Madariaga Granados a México."
Spain. 20 February 2006. Ministerio del Interior (MIR). "Detenido en Madrid el Subprocurador del Estado mexicano de Chiapas Florencio Madariaga Granados."
El Universal [Mexico City]. 20 September 2007. Óscar Gutiérrez. "España avala extradición de ex subprocurador de Chiapas."
Additional Sources Consulted
Oral sources: Attempts to contact El Heraldo de Chiapas and Chiapas Hoy were unsuccessful. A source at the Diario de Chiapas could not provide information.
Internet sites, including: Estesur.com, Mexico – Comisión Nacional de Derechos Humanos, Mexico – Dirección General de Comunicación Social de la Procuraduría General de la República, Persecución política en Chiapas 2000-2006.
