Sinaloa State Attorney General Marco Antonio Higuera Gómez

Sinaloa State Attorney General
Marco Antonio Higuera Gómez
Procurador General de Justicia del Estado Sinaloa
Blvd. Enrique Sánchez Alonso No. 1833 Desarrollo Plan Tres Ríos, C.P. 80030,
Culiacán, Estado de Sinaloa
México
Dear Attorney General,
I am writing to you in relation to the case of Yecenia Armenta, the Mexican woman, who was
brutally tortured and raped. Yecenia Armenta was arbitrarily arrested and held captive by Sinaloa
State policemen, who tortured and raped her to coerce a confession which states that she had a
role in the murder of her husband. She signed her „confession” only when the policemen
threatened to rape and kill her children. Several independent experts stated that Yecenia was in
fact beaten and tortured, though no one was prosecuted.
I strongly urge you to drop all charges against Yecenia Armenta and release her from prison,
because all charges were solely based on a confession coerced by torture. I also call on you to
immediately start an overall, impartial inquiry to ascertain the culpability of the policemen in the
torture of Yecenia, including the responsibility of the commanders. I furthermore urge the Sinaloa
authorities to provide reparations to the woman for the torture she suffered in accordance with the
recommendation of the Sinaloa State Human Rights Committee, and I distinctly ask the Federal
Attorney to thoroughly examine the medical experts’ reports of the torture victims, and to ensure
the experts’ independent operation.
Sincerely,
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