Court orders full compensation for "Hornets" attacked in Iguala

CITY OF MEXICO.- The Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN) ordered to repair in an integral manner the damage caused to four players and a technical assistant of the team Hornets of Chilpancingo, attacked parallel to the 43 normalistas of Ayotzinapa.

Last March, the Court had already issued a similar resolution regarding athletes who were mistakenly attacked on 26 and 27 September 2014 during the so-called "Iguala Night", Guerrero.

The resolution was taken this Wednesday in the second chamber when it resolved two amparos under review, with plans by ministers Eduardo Medina and Alberto Pérez, promoted against the Executive Board of Victims' Attention (CEAV) .

And this commission provided the plaintiffs with partial compensation, based on similar cases, without relying on medical advice or expenses incurred for their medical care.

The Chamber has determined that the mere fact that the CEAV grants a certain amount for the subsidiary compensation of the victim does not prevent people from being able to fight it.

Especially, if it is considered that the compensation is insufficient to adequately and proportionately repair the damage suffered by the act of victimization, in this case, of the assault on the victims.

CEAV alleged that it could not reimburse the "unlikely expenses" and unproven claims claimed by the victims, which had been attacked by alleged members of Guerreros Unidos while they were traveling in a bus.

In this regard, the Ministers of the Second Chamber were of the view that, in accordance with the principles of interpretation that are most favorable to the person, in good faith and with the maximum protection of the victims, the right to payment of these costs does not depend on.

They indicated that, in the absence, the VAEC can quantify the respective amount according to the principle of fairness and according to plausibility criteria, in accordance with the statements made by the victims and the particular circumstances of the l & # 39; case.

They also determined that the CEAV must quantify again the moral and physical damage caused to the victims, to compensate for the damage to their life project and the costs of transportation, accommodation, communication and food and to ensure full repair.

They added that for this purpose they should not proceed to a similar exercise, based on similar cases, but rather on the basis of a careful and equitable assessment of the particular circumstances of each case. .