Comité 25 de Noviembre – Archivo

The Supreme Court determined in August 2007 to undertake an investigation about Serious Violations to Individual Rights related to the Case of Oaxaca. The investigation was to cover the dates May 2006 to January 31 2007, and the 16 and 17 of July 2007.

The Investigation Commission was established in August 2007 and continues to the present date. This Commission has been responsible for: Requesting documentation, investigating the involvement of individuals or legal entities, reviewing documents in public offices, asking for the technical support of specialists, and from these documents establishing the relationship of the elements of conviction, analyzing the evidence and presenting the conclusions. Those conclusions were presented today before the entire court in the Preliminary Report.

STEPS

1.-Thursday March 26 2009, the Investigation Commission turned in all documents and actions realized during the specified period of investigation, and having done so, issued a preliminary statement announcing conclusions.

2.- The plenary of the Supreme Court will receive the documentation of the investigations and the preliminary statement, and will turn it over to the Ministry that will be in charge of the study and deliver an official opinion.

3.- The Ministry in charge of this statement will send a copy of the preliminary report (the one carried out by the investigating commission) to:

a).- The Federal Senate because that is who requested the investigation.

b) – To authorities involved in the acts investigated (Local and federal government).

Con la finalidad de que en el término de 15 días naturales, realicen las manifestaciones pertinentes y presenten la documentación o los elementos que la sustenten.

With the objective that within 15 days, pertinent demonstrations will be realized and the documentation will be presented with the sustaining elements.

4.- The Ministry will present the Statement to the plenary where:

a).- It will be determined if serious violations to individual rights were violated.

b).- The involved authorities in those violations will be named.

c).- The authorities and organizations determined competent will be decided to take on the case.

d).- And the rest of the elements that the Ministry issuing the statement consider to be necessary will be determined

Said statement can go before the Senate for its discussion two months after the hearing, but an exact time has not been set.