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carried out, the Internal Oversight Board of the National Institute for Migration took
administrative measures against Roel Magdaleno Guillén, a Migration Service official who was
responsible for committing irregularities in the exercise of his functions. He was suspended
from duty without pay for 15 days. Yazmín Manuel Castillejos, the chief of the Migration
Papers Processing Department, and Felipe Río Orozco, the Service’s local representative, were
publicly admonished for their presumed mistreatment of the complainant. (Copy of
administrative resolution 076/00 of 14 August 2001 attached.)
262. In connection with paragraph 126 of the report, the Office of the Attorney-General has
taken two main types of action. First, it established a human rights follow-up and inspection
system for operations involving the transfer of persons suspected of Federal offences, the posting
of bail and extradition. It has also provided the necessary legal support for persons in detention.
It was involved in the following 112 operations during the year.
Human rights follow-up and inspection
Type of proceedings
Number
Persons involved
47
86
6
12
Legal assistance
46
46
Extraditions
42
42
Inspections and statements
23
28
Participation in operations
1
100
Legal assistance
6
6
10
131
181
451
Bail
Visits to prisoners
Bail
Total
263. The second preventive measure involves the establishment of round-the-clock
shifts 365 days a year during which Public Prosecutor’s Office officials in the Department for the
Protection of Human Rights receive and deal with complaints of irregularities and provide the
necessary advice either by telephone or in person.
264. It should be pointed out that the investigation and prosecution of Federal offences by the
Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office and its subordinate departments must be carried out in
accordance with the law and on the basis of respect for individual guarantees and human rights,
as stated in the Constitution of the United Mexican States, the relevant legislation, and the
international human rights treaties signed and ratified by Mexico. In view of the foregoing, the
Attorney-General of the Republic issued circular No. C/003/2001, reminding officials of the
Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office and Federal Investigation Agency that they must not carry out
or tolerate any type of unlawful detention. He also issued decision No. A/068/02, setting up
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