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Judge explains why she ordered Hipolito Mora's arrest Posted: 03 Jan 2015 10:32 PM PST El Diario.mx (December 3, 2015) Source: Reforma. Translated by un vato for Borderland Beat Although Hipolito Mora and his men never denied that they fired their weapons, the judge somehow believes that the fact that these men  tested positive for gun powder residue is relevant.--un vato DISTRITO FEDERAL.-- Hipolito Mora and his men tested positive in the gun powder residue test, which confirms that they fired weapons in the shootout that left 11 people dead in La Ruana, and the majority of the wounds in the bodies are consistent with the calibers they were using, Judge Consuelo Lopez Ramirez (left)pointed out. "According to the facts in the file, Mr. Hipolito Mora as well as the persons who were with him had pistols (armas cortas) as well as rifles (armas largas). And according to the file, the majority of those weapons were of .223 caliber", she indicated in an interview. "According to the autopsies performed on the bodies, although it was not feasible to determine in every case the caliber of the weapon (sic) that penetrated their bodies, in the majority of the cases, it was determined that it was .223 caliber". She specified that the gun powder residue test showed positive in both hands for the 27 defendants. "Those are the facts that I have in order to establish their participation in carrying out the actions, so their submission to trial is ordered.," she said. The judge revealed that in the La Ruana confrontation there were more than 1,500 shots fired; 1,218 shots with .223 caliber and the remainder with diverse calibers. In addition, there was evidence in the file that fragmentation grenades were used, since four .40 caliber casings were found for this type of weapon. With respect to the argument by the defense for Hipolito Mora and his group acted in self defense, she explained that this is the same argument being made by the other group that participated in the shootout, which is led by Luis Antonio Torres, "El Americano". "That is to say, there are two versions. I do not have solid evidence to establish without a doubt that they were in fact attacked, that they were attacked

Judge rules Mora will be charged Posted: 03 Jan 2015 02:58 PM PST El Diario.mx (December 3, 2015) Source: Reforma. Translated by un vato for Borderland Beat [This is a follow-up to Lucio's earlier post in which Hipolito Mora's lawyer still expressed some optimism that he would be released today. It appears that the judge has ruled that there are sufficient evidentiary elements to sustain a murder charge, so they will remain in prison until trial. --un vato] MORELIA, Michoacan.-- The First Criminal Court issued an order of formal imprisonment for the founder of the self defense forces in Michoacan, Hipoplito Mora. The judge ruled that there are elements to charge the activist and 26 of his men for the shootout on December 16 in La Ruana, which left 11 people dead. (Mora), also a commander with the Rural Police (Fuerza Rural), was arrested on December 27, after he negotiated with authorities for his and his group's surrender. That same day, they were confined in the Mil Cumbres prison, charged with homicide. The State Attorney General imputed responsibility to these 27 individuals for 10 of the 11 deaths that resulted from the shootout they sustained against the followers of the former Rural Police commander, Luis Antonio Torres, "El Americano". The defense argued that its clients acted in self defense and were carrying out their duties. Still pending is the resolution regarding the other 10 detainees, among them "El Americano", which will be known next Monday.

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