Tulum, Quintana Roo — A federal judge in Tabasco has ordered the release of Lorenzo Bernabé Miranda Miranda, the former director of Urban Development for Tulum, four weeks after his arrest on domestic violence charges.
Miranda obtained his freedom through an amparo — a constitutional protection appeal — filed in a different state, according to the Quintana Roo Feminist Network, which condemned the decision.
The collective criticized Fourth District Judge Dora Olivares Muñoz for granting the appeal, saying it opens the door for aggressors to seek impunity outside the state where they committed their crimes.
Miranda is accused of punching his romantic partner in the face. The victim began recording the assault, but he snatched her cell phone. According to the State Prosecutor’s Office, he went to her home to demand she withdraw the criminal complaint, threatening her with economic violence.
Police arrested Miranda on June 10 in the Alfredo V. Bonfil district of Cancún as he traveled in his truck. He was taken to the Municipal Detention Center in Playa del Carmen, where he was held pending trial with justified pretrial detention.
His defense team filed the amparo in Tabasco, where a federal judge accepted it. The Quintana Roo Feminist Network criticized the ruling in a statement, arguing it sends a message that protective measures can be reversed while criminal proceedings continue.
“Justice cannot lose sight of the fact that behind every case file there is a woman who reported violence and whose safety must also be considered in every ruling,” the group said.
