Luis Cárdenas Palomino Sentenced to Five Years and Three Months for Torture of "Los Zodiaco" Gang Members, Barred from Public Office
Luis Cárdenas Palomino, the former director of Regional Security of Mexico's now-defunct Federal Police, has been sentenced to five years and three months in prison for the crime of torture. The conviction relates to his involvement in torturing members of the kidnapping gang known as "Los Zodiaco," including an individual named Mario Vallarta. The sentence mandates that Cárdenas Palomino serve the full prison term and prohibits him from holding any public office during his incarceration. The prison term is scheduled to begin next year.
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La Jornada
🚨Luis Cárdenas Palomino, ex director de Seguridad Regional de la extinta Policía Federal , fue sentenciado a cinco años y tres meses de prisión por el delito de tortura contra Mario Vallarta y otras personas más Lee la nota: https://t.co/ngTRSsULx1 https://t.co/UEV4WA2uRU
- La Jornada
🚨Luis Cárdenas Palomino, ex director de Seguridad Regional de la extinta Policía Federal , fue sentenciado a cinco años y tres meses de prisión por el delito de tortura contra Mario Vallarta y otras personas más https://t.co/ngTRSsVjmz
El Financiero Deberá cumplir en su totalidad y no ocupar cargos públicos durante su condena. Esto sabemos de la sentencia de 5 años contra Luis Cárdenas Palomino https://t.co/KDi8bP1rTA https://t.co/VCAXIr5S2b
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