A Mexican judge has ordered a temporary ban of Presunto Culpable, Presumed Guilty, an independent documentary that depicts the faults in public justice procurement in Mexico. The film (view trailer here)had been released to considerable acclaim and was one of the most viewed films last week in Mexico. The story line focuses on an innocent man arrested by Mexican police for a murder he did not commit, and shows how the system is set up to beef up fake cases against innocent people.
The reasons for the temporary ban is that Victor Daniel Reyes Bravo, one of the persons included in scenes in the documentary, said he never gave his permission to the filmmakers. The documentary producers say that according to Mexican law, court hearings are public.
The ban was ordered by a federal judge because Victor Daniel Reyes Bravo said the documentary “has caused him great moral damage”. Reyes Bravo is the witness who apparently encouraged by corrupt policemen, testifies in the trial that Jose Antonio Zuñiga killed a man.
Immediately after the announcement of the provisional ban, users of Twitter and Facebook exploded in a barrage of criticism, with others showing websites where viewers could download the picture in Freakshare.com.
The film won first place for documentaries at the London East End Festival
http://www.presuntoculpable.org/
