A project presented by Minister Alfredo Gutiérrez Ortiz Mena, which will be presented on March 28, proposes to grant a plain and simple protection for both women, who are accused of “homicide by omission” in the death of Federico Gertz Manero, brother of the current public prosecutor of the republic.
If approved, the immediate release of Alejandra Cuevas would be ordered, who according to her family’s count has been imprisoned for 527 days; The arrest warrant against Laura Morán would also be without effect.
The prosecutor accuses both women of negligence in the care of their brother to prevent his death; however, the magistrate’s project considers that in the case of Alejandra there is no figure of “accessory guarantor” in terms of the duty to safeguard life; while Laura – who was a partner of Federico Gertz Manero for 50 years – did not have specialized knowledge and was in a vulnerable situation, being 88 years old.
