Justice Coordinates, While Tragedy Unites (Ironically) Two Prosecutor’s Offices
In a twist that no one saw coming, but that we all expected with that cynicism that characterizes the well-informed Mexican, the Attorney General of Justice of Mexico City, Bertha Alcalde Luján, came on stage to announce what in any functional country would be the minimum required: that her office is coordinated with her counterparts in the State of Mexico. The reason? Try to clarify the brutal murder of two Colombian musicians. Because, of course, when the victim has a certain reputation, the state machinery does let out a screech and move, even if it is based on pushing and statements to the press.
The news, wrapped in that halo of painful obviousness, confirmed what many feared: the two lifeless bodies found in the picturesque (and now sinister) municipality of Cocotitlán are indeed those of Bayron Sánchez (DJ B-KING) and Jorge Herrera (DJ REGIO CLOWN. And do you know what is the most “comforting” thing about All this? That the Attorney General’s Office of the State of Mexico already has a… surprise!… a homicide investigation open. Thank goodness, because for a moment we thought they were going to file it as “death by natural causes” after being abandoned in a field.
El Rastro Digital: From the Party in Polanco to Silence in Cocotitlán
The official narrative, which sounds more like a script for a mediocre drug trafficker series, is that simple and terrifying. It all began with a search effort that began on September 17, after the loss of contact with these two young people was reported. The prosecutor, in her statement, released the informative pearl of the century: “Indeed, we had information that these two people had been in a property in Polanco.” Wow! Polanco, that bastion of security and tranquility where the worst thing that can happen to you is that a coffee costs you the equivalent of the basic basket.
But here is the detail that changes the game, the climax of our bureaucratic tragicomedy: “there is already corroborated information that both young people left Mexico City.” They boarded a vehicle and, paying attention to the plot twist, “they left Mexico City towards the State of Mexico.” Redundancy, dear readers, is the favorite rhetorical device of institutions. As if crossing the invisible border between the capital and the neighboring state were equivalent to crossing a portal to another dimension, one where, apparently, Mexican justice is applied with… well, with the same limitations as always.
It was in that parallel dimension, specifically in the already famous municipality of Cocotitlán, where the life journey of these two young people found its end. The capital prosecutor, with a tone that almost managed to convey concern, noted: “as part of the search efforts, it was possible to corroborate the discovery of the bodies.” What efficiency, right? They managed to “corroborate” what the residents had already found. First-class detective work.
Interfiscal Collaboration: A Bureaucratic Bear Hug
The best thing about the conference was the promise of collaboration. A gem of legal-political oratory: “from the Attorney General’s Office of Mexico City we are going to collaborate with the Prosecutor’s Office of the State of Mexico in everything related to the investigation into the crime of homicide.” The repetition of “de la” is not a transcription error, it is the perfect sound representation of the labyrinthine state apparatus. It sounds like even they get lost in their own titles.
And in case anyone doubted the human warmth of the system, we were informed that the family was accompanied to identify the bodies. “We have been providing support up to here,” said the prosecutor. What a touching detail. For a moment, one can almost imagine the officials passing out coffee and cookies to the mourners, rather than, I don’t know, maybe focusing on catching the miscreants who committed the crime. But hey, emotional support is crucial… especially when criminal justice moves at a snail’s pace.
The final irony was provided by life itself, or rather, social networks. The 31-year-old urban singer, Bayron Sánchez “B-KING“, had shared a video of his last performance in Mexico on Instagram. There, with a smile from ear to ear, he thanked the Mexican public for the “warm reception” and proclaimed: “I feel happy and grateful, we are going to break it.” The presentation was on September 15. A day later, they disappeared. The contrast is so brutal that it hurts: the joy of an artist at the peak of his performance, compared to the coldness of a crime that still awaits, like so many others, a true resolution. “Break it” on stage, yes. Having your life “broken” outside of it is a tragedy that no country should allow.
Conclusion? Two prosecutors collaborating, an investigation underway, and a family devastated. The circus of justice continues its function, with tragic clowns and an audience that no longer knows whether to laugh or cry. Or, in this case, whether to trust that inter-institutional collaboration means more than a well-written press release.
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