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Lawyer kidnapped at 12 noon in front of Tijuana court
The entire action was filmed by witnesses who thought it was a family dispute
Two hours after the abduction, the lawyer – identified as Monserrat Alvarez – was found by state security agents.
On November 3 at 12 noon, two armed men in a SUV with California plates broke into Tijuana’s Civil Courts and kidnapped a lawyer in front of the building. The courts are guarded by armed security men from a private company. The two men easily reached the building’s entrance, grabbed the woman by the arm, and pushed her out towards their car.
The entire action was filmed by witnesses who thought it was a family dispute, but after watching the violence against the female lawyer they tried to intervene. Then the suspects showed their guns to threaten witnesses and lawyers there.
The city courts are located in 20 de Noviembre neighborhood right next to La Via Rapida, the main highway in the city. The scene is two miles from the financial zone, considered Tijuana’s golden area of security. No public authority showed up in front of the courts, but the police department began a search of the area to find her
Two hours after the abduction, the lawyer – identified as Monserrat Alvarez – was found by state security agents and escorted to the Prosecutors Office, which took control of the case.
"Where is our safety there?"
The next day, the president of the Tijuana Bar Association, Catalina Salas Bravo, pointed out during a press conference the seriousness this event represents. It took place in the Civil Courts, where citizens should be getting justice.
"We got information that confirms the existence of metal detectors in the court that don’t work. There’s disarmed security guards… where is our safety there?"
Both the state prosecutors office and the bar association did not specify details about the probable cause of the abduction. The was in order to protect the safety of the victim, they said. But Catalina Salas noted there are pretty delicate family cases that include big money, and this can be dangerous for lawyers.
The bar association will send an official request to the state judicial president to demand 24 hours surveillance in the Civil Courts.
Since then, the courts have been guarded by state police officers and the Prosecutors Office's agents. But an uncertain atmosphere can be noticed in the Civil Courts because, as the Bar Association explains, despite events like this one had happened before, the surveillance and the safety protocols have improved.
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Lawyer kidnapped at 12 noon in front of Tijuana court
The entire action was filmed by witnesses who thought it was a family dispute
Lawyer kidnapped at 12 noon in front of Tijuana court
The entire action was filmed by witnesses who thought it was a family dispute
Two hours after the abduction, the lawyer – identified as Monserrat Alvarez – was found by state security agents.
On November 3 at 12 noon, two armed men in a SUV with California plates broke into Tijuana’s Civil Courts and kidnapped a lawyer in front of the building. The courts are guarded by armed security men from a private company. The two men easily reached the building’s entrance, grabbed the woman by the arm, and pushed her out towards their car.
The entire action was filmed by witnesses who thought it was a family dispute, but after watching the violence against the female lawyer they tried to intervene. Then the suspects showed their guns to threaten witnesses and lawyers there.
The city courts are located in 20 de Noviembre neighborhood right next to La Via Rapida, the main highway in the city. The scene is two miles from the financial zone, considered Tijuana’s golden area of security. No public authority showed up in front of the courts, but the police department began a search of the area to find her
Two hours after the abduction, the lawyer – identified as Monserrat Alvarez – was found by state security agents and escorted to the Prosecutors Office, which took control of the case.
"Where is our safety there?"
The next day, the president of the Tijuana Bar Association, Catalina Salas Bravo, pointed out during a press conference the seriousness this event represents. It took place in the Civil Courts, where citizens should be getting justice.
"We got information that confirms the existence of metal detectors in the court that don’t work. There’s disarmed security guards… where is our safety there?"
Both the state prosecutors office and the bar association did not specify details about the probable cause of the abduction. The was in order to protect the safety of the victim, they said. But Catalina Salas noted there are pretty delicate family cases that include big money, and this can be dangerous for lawyers.
The bar association will send an official request to the state judicial president to demand 24 hours surveillance in the Civil Courts.
Since then, the courts have been guarded by state police officers and the Prosecutors Office's agents. But an uncertain atmosphere can be noticed in the Civil Courts because, as the Bar Association explains, despite events like this one had happened before, the surveillance and the safety protocols have improved.
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