AI renews its appeal to the Federal Judiciary Council to
take into account the anomalies
Hermann Bellinghausen
La Jornada, 29th August, 2013
San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas. Amnesty International (AI) has called again for the
liberation of Alberto Patishtán Gómez, in the context of the caravan which has
come from Mexico City to visit him in the prison of this city, and to demand
that the court in Tuxtla Gutierrez, who will review his case, rule for his
immediate release.
"Not one day more without justice", says the
organisation’s blog, calling on people to sign a petition directed to the
Federal Judiciary Council which says: "I am writing to express my concerns
regarding the judicial process of Alberto Patishtán, sentenced to 60 years in
prison. I have learned that during his process there were serious
irregularities, and that there is evidence of his innocence which has not been
taken into account.
"I also know that this is not an isolated case, as those
who belong to an indigenous community face serious problems in obtaining justice
in Mexico, due to discrimination. Therefore, I request that the case of Alberto
Patishtán be resolved promptly and fairly.
"I also request that you take the steps necessary to
prevent recurrence of such situations, ensuring equality of process, in which
membership of an indigenous group, and economic or social condition will no
longer be a barrier to access to justice".
AI argues that the teacher, accused of participating in
an ambush in which seven policemen were killed, "after an unjust trial, was
sentenced to 60 years in prison. During his trial they did not take into account
the irregularities of process and the contradictions in the witness statements
which identified Alberto. Nor were the statements assessed which said that the
teacher Patishtán was elsewhere [at the time]."
In Mexico, AI concludes, "the justice system fails to
ensure a fair and equal judgement, especially when those accused are
indigenous." More than 10,600 people have signed the document ( http://alzatuvoz.org/
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