Jesús Murillo Karam, former attorney general of Mexico, has been hospitalized for over a week at Hospital Ángeles Pedregal in Mexico City after suffering a stroke during his house arrest. His condition is described as delicate, with a reserved prognosis as clinical studies continue. Family and lawyers await definitive neurological results.
Jesús Murillo Karam remains under police custody at Hospital Ángeles Pedregal, where he was admitted over a week ago due to a cerebral stroke. Specialists are conducting thorough exams to assess the impact on his vital functions, but there is no clear progress yet.
The former official suffers from chronic conditions including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (EPOC), systemic arterial hypertension, and previously underwent carotid endarterectomy. Expert reports from late 2023 show progressive cognitive deterioration with signs of dementia and Alzheimer's, which his defense has cited to request less stringent measures.
In the Ayotzinapa case, the Attorney General's Office (FGR) seeks up to 82 years in prison for crimes against the administration of justice, torture, and forced disappearance related to the 2014 events. He obtained house arrest in April 2024, but a federal court recently denied provisional release due to flight risk.
His defense has previously highlighted his health fragility to judicial bodies, and now authorities are assessing whether his current cognitive capacity allows the trial to proceed.
