Justice with their own hands: in Chiapas they tied up and set a suspected thief on fire

About sixty people gathered at the Matamoros Ejido according to Southern Journal. The agglomeration was due to the alleged capture of a suspected thief in the entity, reported journalist Carlos Mejía.

Local media also pointed out that it was around 4:30 p.m. when a man identified as Antonio, about 29 years old, was detained by the villagers.

People accused him of the alleged motorcycle theft, so he fI was tied to a tree to immediately set it on fire, although one group alone extinguished the flames.

The events started in the municipality of Villa Comaltitlan, or the alleged thief seized a foreign motorcycle, which sparked a manhunt until he was finally captured.

The authorities immediately attended the scene of the attempted lynching, but they met an enraged people this alleged alleged corruption that frees criminals.

After a few hours, the villagers left him to his fate in the area of ​​the fire, so had third degree burns. For now, the authorities have not given more details.

On social media a video circulated of the alleged thief writhing and screaming in pain, so some people approached to strip him of his clothes and prevent the man from being burned alive.

Between the cries and the low quality of the video, it is not possible to distinguish the words of the people present, beyond the requests to carry water or requests such as “Leave him now,” and “bring water.”

The state attorney general’s office (FGE) revealed that they recently released a young man who had been kidnapped and who had been identified as the son of a municipal president in Chiapas.

The authorities attached to the Anti-kidnapping prosecution, in coordination with the National Anti-Kidnapping Commission and the Intelligence Coordination they carried out this rescue within the municipality of Oxchuc.

Through the official statement, they revealed that it was on July 9, 2021 that the victim’s father received a text message on his phone. In short lines, they confirmed that her son had been kidnapped, in addition to request the delivery of the required money as soon as possible.

It is the same municipal president who reported that for the release of his son they had asked for up to 25 million pesos, but negotiations reduced the amount to about 15 million.

However, the next of kin immediately went to the relevant authorities. After the complaint, the register of services was opened, which on July 10, 2021 was brought to research file.

In this sense, the complaint was lodged against the person or persons responsible for the probable commission of the crime of Aggravated kidnapping, committed to the detriment of a 21-year-old.

The victim was eventually released after staying 25 days deprived of liberty by an organized criminal group, thanks to the investigative work carried out by the anti-kidnapping prosecution in coordination with the elements assigned to the National Commission for the Fight against Kidnappings and in collaboration with the intelligence coordination staff.

According to data revealed by journalist Óscar Gutiérrez for The universal, it is Eduardo Santiz, son of the municipal president Alfredo Santiz Gómez.

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