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Journalist Carlos Loret de Mola gave his testimony in chapter 2 of the N seriesetflix “The Cassez-Vallarta Case: A Crime Novel”based on the book Jorge Volpi on the staging of the arrest of the French citizen Florence Cassez and Israel Vallartaalleged members of the Los Zodiaco criminal gang.
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“I lived the worst day of my professional life,” he declared. Loret de Mola in the series of Netflix.
On December 9, 2005, Florence Cassez and Israel Vallarta They were detained at the Las Chinitas ranch, accused of being alleged leaders of a gang of kidnappers. The event was broadcast live on the morning newscast hosted by Carlos Loret de Mola, “First News”.
Later it was revealed that the moment of the capture that was broadcast nationally was a montage, which set the tone for the inconsistencies that continued to emerge about this case.
Even Cassez stated that she was arrested a day earlier along with Vallarta and that everything that was seen in the media was a montage, although García Luna denied it.
LORET DE MOLA HOLDS POSITION
“I made a journalistic error. I did not realize that it was a montage, “he said. Carlos Loret de Mola when talking about the Florence Cassez case in 2020, about the false arrest of the French citizen and her partner Israel Vallarta, broadcast live in 2005 on the news program Primero Noticias, from Televisa, which was then hosted by Loret de Mola.
In a video posted on social media, Loret de Mola said that on Tuesday, October 27, he appeared before the authorities for allegedly having participated in the montage carried out by the defunct Federal Investigation Agency (AFI), led by Genaro García Luna.who was later a super policeman in Felipe Calderón’s six-year term and who is currently in prison in the United States accused of links with the Sinaloa cartel.
Carlos Loret also denied having participated in said assembly, recognized that it is the biggest mistake he has made and apologized for it.
“I categorically reject having organized, collaborated, requested or been an accomplice in a staging that is alien to reality (…) without a doubt this was the biggest mistake I made and I apologize for it,” he said on that occasion.
THE MONTAGE
On December 9, 2005, Florence Cassez and Israel Vallarta They were detained at the Las Chinitas ranch, accused of being alleged leaders of a gang of kidnappers.. The moment was broadcast live on the morning news Carlos Loret de Mola on television. Almost 17 years away, Netflix revives this fact in a documentary series.
At the Las Chinitas ranch, in Topilejo, in the Tlalpan mayor’s office, elements of the AFI commanded by Genaro García Luna found Cassez and Vallarta.
The case became media coverage because the moment in which the AFI elements, carrying long weapons, entered the ranch and detained the French citizen was broadcast on television. Florence Cassez and Israel Vallarta.
Later it was revealed that the moment of the capture that was broadcast nationally was a montage, which set the tone for the inconsistencies that continued to emerge about this case.
Even Cassez She declared that she was arrested a day earlier along with Vallarta and that everything that was seen in the media was a set up, although García Luna denied it.
THE ZODIAC AND IRREGULARITIES
When she was arrested, Florence Cassez He was accused of being part of the gang of kidnappers called the zodiac, presumably headed by Vallarta, also known as “El Cancer”.
Throughout the process against Cassez there were several irregularities, such as the fact that the Mexican government did not notify the French Consulate of the detention, thereby violating their rights.
Another of the inconsistencies was that the case was based on the fact that other members of Los Zodiaco and three of the alleged victims assured that they heard their voice and accent while they were captive, although Cassez He always pointed out that he did not know what Vallarta was doing.
In 2008, Florence Cassez She was sentenced to 96 years in prison for the crime of kidnapping, a sentence that was later reduced to 60 years. In 2010 and 2011, the former president of France, Nicolas Sarkozy, tried to Cassez was extradited, but did not succeed. During the time she was in prison, relations between Mexico and France were affected.
It was not until January 2013 when the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation granted the freedom to Cassezafter spending seven years in jail. While Vallarta is still imprisoned in El Altiplano and 17 years away, he is still without a sentence.
NETFLIX REVIVES STORY OF CASSEZ AND VALLARTA
Netflix launched this August 25 the documentary series “The case Cassez–Vallartaa crime novel”, which is based on the book George Volpi, strips this story bare, revealing Florence’s own version and including testimonies from former President Sarkozy, the Minister President of the SCJN, Arturo Zaldívar, and the President of the Senate, Olga Sánchez Cordero.
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“I lived the worst day of my professional life”: Loret on Florence Cassez on Netflix