US EditionMexico Journalist Terrorism Charges Spark Global Outrage
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Mexico City, Dec 29 (EFE).- The president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, this Monday asked the Attorney General’s Office of the State of Veracruz (east) to clarify the arrest of the Mexican journalist Rafael León Segovia, and explain why he was charged with the crime of terrorism, a figure that, she said, has no precedent in the country for this type of case. “I don’t know why the prosecution uses the crime of terrorism and in any case would have…
Mexico Journalist Terrorism Charges Spark Global Outrage
A crime journalist in Veracruz, Mexico, faces terrorism and organized crime charges after filming a car crash allegedly involving a politically connected family, raising alarm among international press freedom advocates. The journalist, Rafael Leon Segovia—known professionally as Lafita Leon—was arrested on Christmas Eve in Coatzacoalcos by agents from the Veracruz Attorney General’s Office, supported by Mexican Army personnel. Authorities have …
LAWFARE: Mexican State Files Terrorism Charges Against Journalist over Reporting
Mexican authorities have filed terrorism and organized crime charges against a local journalist over his work as a crime reporter. The arrest and prosecution sparked widespread condemnation from international press freedom organizations over the use of law enforcement against journalists who are uncomfortable with the political elite. | Border / Cartel Chronicles
Rosalinda Morales After statements by President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo who spoke about the accusation against the police reporter of Coatzacoalcos, Rafael León Segovia for terrorism, the governor of Veracruz, Rocío Nahle García, supported the statements of the president who points out there is no terrorism in Veracruz. "In the morning the president made a statement, which I share 100% and as it is in the process of linking up, I cannot express …
President Claudia Sheinbaum asked the State Attorney General of Veracruz this Monday to clarify the arrest of journalist Rafael León Segovia, and explain why he was charged with the crime of terrorism, a figure that, she said, has no precedent in the country for this type of case. Sheinbaum condemned the use of the term terrorism to accuse the communicator because, she said, there has been no “never” such accusations. She also defended freedom o…
President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo requested that the Veracruz State Attorney General's Office (FGE) clarify the legal basis for charging journalist Rafael León Segovia with terrorism. During her press conference on December 29, 2025, the head of the Federal Executive Branch expressed the need for the institution to publicly explain the use of said… Source
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