Pool Pedro Gómez Jaramillo, aka ‘El Pool’, was sentenced to 12 years in prison for the crimes of homicide qualified in a tentative degree and criminal association aggravated for his participation in the attack on the journalist Ciro Gómez Leyva, which occurred in December 2022, According to a note from the Quadratín website.
The Attorney General of the Republic reported that Gómez Jaramillo was identified as the material co -author of the attack, which occurred when the journalist left the facilities of the medium in which he collaborated. According to the institution, the sentenced had a key role in the planning of the attack.
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“The investigation developed allowed to establish that Pool Pedro participated as the material co -author of the attack, by directly coordinating the execution of the attack, in compliance with instructions of the leader of a structured criminal cell,” reads the statement.
During the judicial process, the accused accepted his criminal responsibility, which allowed the judge to issue the sentence of 12 years in prison.
“This result represents a relevant advance in clarifying the facts and in the fight against crimes that threaten freedom of expression, as well as a firm message that the State will not tolerate attacks against journalistic exercise in Mexico,” the Prosecutor’s Office explained.
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