A judge in Mexico ordered Chihuahua's former attorney general to face a treason trial
A Mexican federal judge ordered former Chihuahua attorney general César Jáuregui Moreno to stand trial on treason charges, defense attorney Luis Villegas confirmed. Federal authorities accused him of launching a joint operation with CIA agents targeting a drug lab without federal authorization. Two CIA agents and two state officials died in a crash. Jáuregui resigned and remains in pretrial detention.
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A judge in Mexico has ordered César Jáuregui Moreno, Chihuahua’s former attorney general, to face a treason trial. Defense attorney Luis Villegas confirmed the order. Prosecutors accuse Jáuregui of launching an operation with the CIA to dismantle a drug lab in northern Mexico without notifying the federal government. Telesur English reported that the judge found evidence supporting allegations that the operation compromised national sovereignty; the Federal Attorney General’s Office said it submitted more than 150 pieces of evidence. Two CIA agents and two state officials died in a car crash while returning from the operation. Jáuregui was arrested on Oct. 17 and initially charged with illegal exercise of public office, a charge a judge allowed to proceed to trial. Federal officials later added treason. He resigned after the crash and is being held in pretrial detention at a maximum-security prison.
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- Associated Press — Mexico orders trial for former state attorney general on unusual treason charge | AP News
- The Independent — Mexican official to face treason trial over secret CIA raid that left two US agents dead
- thestar.com (with Associated Press) — Mexico orders that former state attorney general face trial on unusual treason charge
- telesurenglish.net — Mexico Detains Ex-Prosecutor on Treason Charges Over CIA Raid
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AP News directly reports that a Mexican judge ordered former Chihuahua attorney general César Jáuregui to face trial on treason charges, and teleSUR independently reports the trial order. The Toronto Star and The Independent carry the same AP report; all coverage is current to the proposed event.