The Mexico City Public Prosecutor’s Office announced the arrest of Jorge N., alias suckerHe is accused of being the alleged intellectual author of the murder of lawyer David Cohen, which occurred in mid-October. According to the Public Prosecution’s investigation, the accused was the one who planned, coordinated, and paid money to Hector N. and Donovan N., one of whom was 18 years old and the other a minor, in exchange for the attack that was committed outside the capital’s courts.
Through the evidence data collected, the Public Ministry requested and obtained the corresponding arrest warrant, which was executed by agents of the Investigative Police of the Del Gaz neighborhood, Azcapotzalco Mayor’s Office. Jovi was transferred to Oriente Men’s Preventive Prison, where he remained at the disposal of the judicial authority that would determine his legal status. Hector N. and Donovan N. are connected to murder proceedings and remain in pre-trial detention.
Cohen was outside the buildings of the so-called Judicial City, when his attacker, known as Hector N., shot himself in the head and tried to flee on a motorcycle. The head collision seriously injured the 48-year-old lawyer and he was admitted to hospital where he lost his life in the first few minutes of Tuesday despite the efforts of doctors.
The latest thing that was announced in the case is that the two arrested young men have a history of minor crimes, such as drug trafficking, but without any affiliation to a criminal association. Their testimonies revealed the existence of an alleged recruitment agency. suckerwho would hire the attackers, promising them between 30,000 and 50,000 pesos to kill Cohen, or about $2,000.
The prosecutor’s office later explained that the gunman acted with an accomplice who appeared to act as an intermediary between the masterminds and his enforcer. The Mexico City Security Secretariat announced Donovan’s arrest two days later n For his involvement in the murder of the lawyer, as the head of the agency, Pablo Vazquez, announced on the networks. The young man, whose age has not been determined, was identified as “one of the alleged perpetrators.”
The lawyer is 48 years old, married for 11 years and has three young daughters. In the union, Cohen was known for his work for more than 15 years on the case of Cruz Azul Cooperative, a business group that owns a cement factory and a soccer team. The long dispute turned into wars between his partners, which ended with his last strongman, Guillermo Billy Alvarez, in prison, is charged with fraud and organized crime, among other crimes. “If I had to bet, I would say the attack has something to do with this case,” says one lawyer, who prefers to remain anonymous for security reasons.
Although it was a direct attack, various specialists view with suspicion the main line of the Public Prosecution’s investigation, which indicates a score-settling by organized crime against a litigant specializing in commercial and administrative matters. Security sources claim that Cohen had no record in the legal profession or a history as a representative of members of organized crime; Or participating in cases in which he caused harm to a criminal cell operating in the capital. “What the authorities are saying doesn’t make sense to me,” adds David Saucedo, a security expert. “They are completely anonymous figures, neither bosses nor hired killers. They have no notable criminal record. They are low-level, first-time killers.”
Among other lines of inquiry that have gained strength in recent weeks has been Cohen’s association with Rafael Guerra, the president of Mexico City’s Supreme Court of Justice, who was recently re-elected to the position.
Three lawyers consulted by this newspaper confirmed that the plaintiff was close to Guerra, who was also a former lawyer of former President Andres Manuel López Obrador. According to some accounts, Cohen was in the so-called Judicial City on the day of his death to meet with the judge for political purposes. Guerra had been campaigning for re-election as president of the highest judiciary for a new term extending until 2027. After the murder, the TSJ communications office reported that the president of the court had been in business meetings with union representatives and the administrative body during Cohen’s time in the building. “There was no appointment, no informal meeting, no conversation Between Cohen and Guerra,” the statement confirmed.
Saucedo notes that Cohen helped Guerra in his re-election campaign at TSJ. “What the lawyers and people who know Cohen are saying is that they knew he was giving some kind of support advice to Rafael Guerra,” he explained by phone. “In this context, whoever opposed this would have made the decision to kill him as a kind of Sicilian message, as the Italian-American Mafia did in the United States.” It is expected that, with the arrest of Al-Jawfi, the Public Prosecution will be able to shed some light on the case to clarify the reasons for the death of the litigant.