New Disciplinary Model Leads to 106 Sanctioned Police Officers in Quintana Roo

Cancún, Quintana Roo — Quintana Roo’s new disciplinary framework for its Public Security Department has resulted in 106 police officers being sanctioned after the Department’s Honor and Justice Council resolved 217 cases, Public Security Secretary Julio César Gómez Torres announced.

Of the officers sanctioned, 48 were removed from their posts and 54 received suspensions. Within the suspended group, four officers were permanently separated from the force, according to the department’s review.

Gómez Torres said the rulings issued under the new system have been upheld by the corresponding judicial authorities. As of the latest accounting, no sanction has been overturned by appellate courts.

He said the aim of the overhaul is to strengthen disciplinary proceedings so that they meet legal requirements from the outset and can withstand challenges if sanctioned officers decide to contest them. The secretary said the goal is to build a department grounded in legality, discipline and service to the public.

By contrast, between 2016 and April 2023 authorities opened 365 disciplinary cases, of which 240 were dismissed. In addition, of 115 sanctions that were challenged, 60 were revoked because of procedural flaws — a outcome that cost the Quintana Roo government more than 43 million pesos in back pay and compensation.