Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Hank Rhon Freed After Mexican Federal Judge Ruled Illegal Weapons Case Lacked Evidence

Jorge Hank Rhon

Photo: Terra

Former Tijuana Mayor freed for lack of evidence.

By H. Nelson Goodson
June 15, 2011

Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico - On Tuesday, a Mexican federal judge ruled that the Federal Attorney General's Office (PGR) lacked evidence against Jorge Hank Rhon for possessing an alleged military arsenal. Rhon, 55, a former Tijuana Mayor was set free after the ruling.
Rhon's defense team had turned over about 120 minutes of five hours of home surveillance video which showed that the military didn't find a military arsenal at his home. Rhon had been accused of possessing 88 weapons, most of them exclusively used by the military and more than 9,000 cartridges at his Tijuana residence. Two handguns were also connected to several homicides, according to the PGR.
The PGR will appeal the judge's decision.

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