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Judge denies Hernán Bermúdez's injunction to stop extradition to the US

Former Secretary of Security of Tabasco, Hernán Bermúdez, remains in custody after a judge denied his injunction to stop a possible extradition to the US. The state government denies an official request exists, and Bermúdez is linked to a criminal group. His connection to politician Adán Augusto López raises questions.


Judge denies Hernán Bermúdez's injunction to stop extradition to the US

A few weeks ago, a judge denied him an injunction with which he sought to stop a possible extradition to the US. For this reason, the legal situation of Hernán 'N' does not change and remains in the custody of Mexican authorities. The government of Tabasco denied that there is an official request from the United States for the possible extradition of the former Secretary of Security of Tabasco. In this regard, the state prosecutor, Óscar Tonatiuh Vázquez, indicated that any such procedure must be notified through diplomatic and federal channels, which has not happened. Why would Hernán Bermúdez 'splash' Adán Augusto López? One of the main reasons to link Hernán Bermúdez with Adán Augusto López is that he, the Morena member, appointed him Secretary of Security of the state when he was governor of Tabasco. However, the also former Secretary of the Interior assured that when he made the appointment, there was 'no indication' of the illicit activities of the leader of the criminal group La Barredora. 'We had no indication. The intermediate hearing against Hernán Bermúdez Requena, former Secretary of Security of Tabasco linked to a criminal group, is held this Tuesday, March 24, from 10:00 a.m. in the special room of the Higher Court of Justice in Tabasco. 'If the State Prosecutor's Office approves sufficient evidence, Adán Augusto López would be fully pointed out as the protector of the leader of the La Barredora cartel in Tabasco,' said journalist Gilberto Núñez in an interview with Azucena Uresti. The reporter explained that the three months granted by the judge to the Tabasco Prosecutor's Office for complementary investigation have elapsed, so the agency said that the evidence stage is already closed. During the hearing, Ramón Martínez, a gas businessman kidnapped during Hernán Bermúdez's tenure as Secretary of Security, would also participate. Judge denies injunction to Hernán Bermúdez to stop possible extradition to the US. Hernán Bermúdez remains detained in the El Altiplano prison, in the State of Mexico. I didn't have them either, nor did I receive intelligence reports, nor from Defense nor from the Navy during 2020 or 2021,' declared Adán Augusto López at a conference. The former coordinator of Morena senators also said he does not feel bad for having included Hernán Bermúdez in his cabinet when he was governor of Tabasco. 'If later Bermúdez came to decompose in his behavior, then it was no longer my responsibility,' he indicated. In September, a judge ordered to bring Hernán Bermúdez to trial, presumed criminal leader of La Barredora who would also be linked to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG).