They insist that at least six complaints were made to the Public Ministry against Leo ‘N’
Moment of the capture of Leo ‘N’ on Tuesday, May 31. Photo: Courtesy.
Sofía Medeles (Ajijic).- The Government of Chapala insists that an alleged stalker, identified as Leo ‘N’, was released from custody after he complied with an administrative sanction and because there were no complaints against him.
But witnesses have contradicted the statement the City Council gave on Thursday, June 2 when the man was freed, saying that there were at least six complaints filed in the Public Ministry (MP).
Complainants have shared with Laguna their testimonies against the accused.
Two complainants, who asked to remain anonymous for fear of reprisals, showed to Laguna a complaint folder page. In addition, they said that they maintained contact with at least four other people who denounced the alleged stalker between the day of his arrest on Tuesday, May 31, and the following day.
The complainants did not cite a specific cause or crime in their report, but they said the testimonies of all the complainants were similar and they believed the crime could be stalking, or taking pictures of minors without their consent.
Municipal police officers and other authorities had urged concerned residents to file a complaint, but the denial that any complaints had been received by the Public Ministry, together with the release of the accused, left them demoralized.
They said they saw no point in continuing with the procedures now that the subject was free, and reportedly far from Ajijic.
But they said that in the process of making their complaints to the Ministry, the agency’s staff was curt, lacked empathy, and failed to properly explain the paperwork.
A law student, who asked not to be named, suggested several reasons why the authorities released the individual: his possible mental condition, or that the crime of harassment is not so severe as to warrant jail while further investigations are made. In such cases, it was likely that a precautionary measure would be granted, such as reporting each month to MP offices.
The complainants, meanwhile, demanded state authorities tell them what has to happen before they intercede in cases like this one.
Someone could be kidnapped or abused, said one complainant. When nothing is done, people may «take justice into their own hands.»
Translated by Alan Ferguson
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