“[…] The Veracruz State Attorney General’s Office [in Mexico] announced that it dropped the terrorism charges against journalist Rafael León Segovia, who was arrested on Dec. 24 in the municipality of Coatzacoalcos. […] According to the Veracruz Attorney General’s Office, the arrest was carried out in compliance with a court order issued after an investigation was opened against the journalist.
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On Dec. 30, after a court hearing in which the evidence presented by the Public Prosecutor’s Office was evaluated, Judge José Guadalupe Nucamendi Albores ruled not to indict the journalist on terrorism charges, considering that the legal requirements for establishing that criminal conduct were not met. However, he was indicted on charges of obstruction of justice and attacks against public security institutions.
According to the Attorney General’s Office, the charges against Rafael León Segovia were related to the possession and distribution of audiovisual material that, according to its analysis, could have benefited criminal groups and hindered the work of law enforcement. […] As a precautionary measure, Rafael León was placed under house arrest for one year while the criminal proceedings continue."
