Three elements of the Municipal Police were linked to the process for their alleged involvement in the forced disappearance of two 18-year-old youths. The crime, which occurred last March 15, exposed the institutional rot of many local corporations.
The individuals involved were identified as Eduardo "N," Daniel "N," and José "N", who are currently under preventive detention. The community had previously pointed out irregularities and abuses, but the case confirms what many already knew.
Complicity in the command
According to the San Luis Potosí Prosecutor's Office, the youths were intercepted by armed civilians in front of the municipal command and taken to an unknown location. Everything happened under the complicit gaze of the local police force, without any action being taken to stop them.
The crime was recorded... and so was the institutional silence
The moment of the kidnapping was captured on video and spread on social media. For eight days, the authorities remained silent until the victims appeared with signs of torture, but alive. Without that evidence and public pressure, the case would have ended like so many others: unpunished and forgotten.
The police chief involved had already failed the trust control exams but continued in his role as if nothing had happened. He was replaced by Jonathan Adrián Contreras Campos in an attempt to curb the growing social discontent.
