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Oaxaca Court Sentences Man to 37 Years for 2019 Kidnapping and Disappearance

An Oaxaca judge sentenced Sergio G.H.A. to 37 years and 6 months for kidnapping and disappearance of two brothers in 2019.

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The Fiscalía General del Estado de Oaxaca (FGEO) obtained a conviction sentence of 37 years and 6 months in prison against Sergio G.H.A. for the crime of disappearance committed by private individuals against two brothers identified as E.DM.R. and J.I.M.R. [1] The judge imposed a prison sentence of 37 years and 6 months against Sergio G.H.A., along with a fine and abstract restitution in favor of indirect victims. [2] A group of people subjected the brothers to involuntary confinement and transported them in a second vehicle before forcing them to change to a compact car to take them to another location where they were hidden. [3] The victims were attacked with gunfire while driving, causing them to lose control of the Ford Ranger and exit the road, according to investigations by the Vicefiscalía General de Atención a Víctimas y Derechos Humanos. [4] After the presentation of evidence and respective hearings, the judicial authority issued a sentence determining 37 years and 6 months in prison, plus a fine and abstract damages in favor of the indirect victims. [5] The Fiscalía General del Estado stated that the crimes occurred on July 31, 2019, when the victims were traveling in a Ford Ranger on a dirt road connecting Zongolica, Chilchotla, with the agency Cinco de Mayo, Huautla de Jiménez. [6] The investigation established that the victims were attacked with gunfire, causing their Ford Ranger to leave the road, after which a group of people abducted them and forced them into another truck. [7]
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  1. The Fiscalía General del Estado de Oaxaca (FGEO) obtained a conviction sentence of 37 years and 6 months in prison against Sergio G.H.A. for the crime of disappearance committed by private individuals against two brothers identified as E.DM.R. and J.I.M.R. · El Imparcial de Oaxaca
  2. The judge imposed a prison sentence of 37 years and 6 months against Sergio G.H.A., along with a fine and abstract restitution in favor of indirect victims. · El Imparcial de Oaxaca
  3. A group of people subjected the brothers to involuntary confinement and transported them in a second vehicle before forcing them to change to a compact car to take them to another location where they were hidden. · El Imparcial de Oaxaca
  4. The victims were attacked with gunfire while driving, causing them to lose control of the Ford Ranger and exit the road, according to investigations by the Vicefiscalía General de Atención a Víctimas y Derechos Humanos. · El Imparcial de Oaxaca
  5. After the presentation of evidence and respective hearings, the judicial authority issued a sentence determining 37 years and 6 months in prison, plus a fine and abstract damages in favor of the indirect victims. · Grupo Noticias Voz e Imagen
  6. The Fiscalía General del Estado stated that the crimes occurred on July 31, 2019, when the victims were traveling in a Ford Ranger on a dirt road connecting Zongolica, Chilchotla, with the agency Cinco de Mayo, Huautla de Jiménez. · Grupo Noticias Voz e Imagen
  7. The investigation established that the victims were attacked with gunfire, causing their Ford Ranger to leave the road, after which a group of people abducted them and forced them into another truck. · Grupo Noticias Voz e Imagen
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