CPJ welcomes 2nd conviction in case of slain Mexican journalist Javier Valdez Cárdenas
Juan Francisco Picos Barrueta, known as “El Quillo,” was convicted for his role in the murder of Mexican journalist Javier Valdez Cárdenas.
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Juan Francisco Picos Barrueta, known as “El Quillo,” was convicted for his role in the murder of Mexican journalist Javier Valdez Cárdenas.
Javier Valdez was an award-winning journalist and Agence France-Presse contributor (File) Mexico City: A second man accused of murdering Mexican journalist Javier Valdez, an AFP contributor, was convicted on Tuesday, the prosecutor's office announced. Juan Francisco Picos Berrueta, known as "El Quillo," was found guilty as "a material co-perpetrator in the murder", the prosecution said in a statement. He will be sentenced at a later date and faces up to 50 years in prison as he refused to plead guilty in exchange for a shorter term. He was tried as the main perpetrator in Valdez' assassinati...
Ante el fallo del juez, se busca que se aplique la máxima penalidad de 50 años como pena de prisión