Translated by Otis B Fly-Wheel for Borderland Beat from a Zetatijuana article and El Mexicano
[Subject Matter: Zeta Magazine, Victoriano Medina, Hector Felix Miranda
Recommendation: Some knowledge of the original killing would be advantageous]
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Reporter: Christian Torres Cruz
At 12:08 hours of Thursday 30th of April, Victoriano Medina was released early from a 27 year sentence in CEFERESO "El Hongo", for the killing of Journalist Hector Felix Miranda, Co-director and founder of Zeta Magazine.
Medina who left prison dressed in prison uniform, affirms to be innocent of the crime committed against "El Gato", in which he always had the support of his boss Jorge Hank Rohn.
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Update tomorrow.
For the Spanish speakers there is short press conference with Victoriano Medina outside "El Hongo".
Quality is not so good, due to wind noise.
Original article in Spanish at Zetatijuana
and from El Mexicano
At liberty now are the two ex employees of Jorge Hank Rhon, convicted of the killing of the Sinaloan Journalist Hector "El Gato" Felix. The journalist and founder of ZETA magazine, killed in Tijuana on 20th of April 1988.
Hector Grijalva Tapia, Sub-secretary of the State Penitentiary System, mentioned that tomorrow Victoriano Medina Moreno would be set free, also implicated in the crime.
On the 1st of May, Antonio Vera Palestina will get the same benefit he indicated.
This last person is imprisoned in CEFERSO No. 1 "Altiplano", located in the State of Mexico. The judicial processes of both, were carried out in common law jurisdiction.
Vera Palestina is a friend of Jorge Hank Rhon.
The children of the detainee, George and Geronimo Vera Ayala have worked with the Mayor of Tijuana. But since three years ago Jorge Vera ex chief of bodyguards of his godfather, is a fugitive accused by the PGR of having relations to organised crime.
Original article in Spanish at El Mexicano
[Subject Matter: Zeta Magazine, Victoriano Medina, Hector Felix Miranda
Recommendation: Some knowledge of the original killing would be advantageous]
Reporter: Christian Torres Cruz
At 12:08 hours of Thursday 30th of April, Victoriano Medina was released early from a 27 year sentence in CEFERESO "El Hongo", for the killing of Journalist Hector Felix Miranda, Co-director and founder of Zeta Magazine.
Medina who left prison dressed in prison uniform, affirms to be innocent of the crime committed against "El Gato", in which he always had the support of his boss Jorge Hank Rohn.
Update tomorrow.
For the Spanish speakers there is short press conference with Victoriano Medina outside "El Hongo".
Quality is not so good, due to wind noise.
Original article in Spanish at Zetatijuana
and from El Mexicano
At liberty now are the two ex employees of Jorge Hank Rhon, convicted of the killing of the Sinaloan Journalist Hector "El Gato" Felix. The journalist and founder of ZETA magazine, killed in Tijuana on 20th of April 1988.
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| Hector "El Gato" Felix |
On the 1st of May, Antonio Vera Palestina will get the same benefit he indicated.
This last person is imprisoned in CEFERSO No. 1 "Altiplano", located in the State of Mexico. The judicial processes of both, were carried out in common law jurisdiction.
Vera Palestina is a friend of Jorge Hank Rhon.
The children of the detainee, George and Geronimo Vera Ayala have worked with the Mayor of Tijuana. But since three years ago Jorge Vera ex chief of bodyguards of his godfather, is a fugitive accused by the PGR of having relations to organised crime.
Original article in Spanish at El Mexicano