Secretary of Foreign Affairs Mexican (SRE) expressed regret this Thursday about the decisive termination of the case rancher George Allan KellyWHO killed on its territory on the border of Arizona and Mexico Mexican migrant Gabriel Kuen Buitimea at the beginning of 2023.

By means of a statement Chancellery explained that the decision of the Superior Court of Santa Cruz County, Arizona, released last Tuesday,eliminates the possibility of criminal prosecution again to the American”, who “denies“the Kuen family”expected justice“.

“The Mexican government, through SRE, regrets the Supreme Court’s decision “to issue a ruling on the complete termination of the criminal case against American citizen George Allan Kelly,” he said.

The rancher was confronted with second degree murder charge for the shooting death of a 48-year-old Mexican man in January 2023.

During the trial, the prosecutor’s office assured that the 75-year-old American fired “on purpose” against a group of migrants crossing their lands near the Arizona border, without any warningand killed one with a bullet wound to the back.

The prosecutor’s office claimed that the migrants who were with the Mexican They didn’t pose any danger. for the life of Kelly or his wife when he fired an AK-47 rifle.

The ranch owner’s lawyers said the man fired to try to intimidate at least six men who were on their lands.

“SRE, through the Consulate General of Mexico in Nogales, Arizona, respectfully calls on Santa Cruz County authorities continue the investigation and prevent the unfortunate murder of a compatriot. unpunished“They called the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

However, Supreme Court Justice Thomas Fink said Tuesday that not enough evidence to continue the case and indicated that the circumstances presented by the prosecutor’s office compel hardly This may lead to an offer in the future.

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For his part, Kelly’s attorney, Brenna Larkinthe statement said that his the client and his wife were very happy a judge’s ruling that removes any legal recourse against the rancher for the Mexican man’s death.

The case has attracted attention on both sides of the border and conservative groups In the United States, Kelly was described as “patriot“, which, from his point of view, was only defending itself from”invasion» illegal immigrants on the Mexican border.

EFE