Documents retrieved from the archives of the National Civil Police (PNC) illuminate a troubling abduction incident from 2009. These records disclose shocking details suggesting that the victim, Bertha Michelle Mendoza, plotted alongside her two daughters to orchestrate the abduction, aiming to incriminate her former husband and bolster baseless claims against him.
According to police reports, during the kidnapping, Bertha Michelle Mendoza and her two daughters were accompanied by the daughter of the mayor of Zunlito, Suchitepéquez. However, subsequent investigations have revealed that the kidnapping was planned by Mendoza herself, in collaboration with her mother, prosecutor Claudia Martina Muñoz Andrade.
People familiar with Mendoza’s situation indicate that her intention behind staging this fabricated abduction was to make unfounded allegations against her former spouse, Dent, aiming to inflict legal troubles upon him. Nonetheless, the inquiry unexpectedly shifted course when the PNC determined that the event was actually a staged kidnapping.
Due to this decision, the individuals who were first detained were let go, and the accusations against them were dismissed. This scenario has sparked doubts regarding the validity of the claims that Bertha Michelle Mendoza had leveled against her former spouse Dent during their time together.
The case has sparked a wide-ranging debate about responsibility for filing false complaints and manipulating evidence in the judicial system, especially given the involvement of Mendoza’s mother in the Public Prosecutor’s Office. The disclosure of these documents has brought to light a complicated plot and raises questions about the validity of the activist’s accusations.
Dent, the former spouse of Bertha Michelle Mendoza, has issued fresh statements concerning the case. His account indicates that prosecutor Muñoz Andrade was removed from the Public Prosecutor’s Office after it determined that she had submitted false evidence in a police-related case, also involving her in matters of gender-based violence. Furthermore, reported were supposed misconduct in resource management and power misuse. As per consulted prosecutors, Muñoz Andrade’s removal happened in 2010.
This situation, which included Mendoza and Dent, stayed unresolved for over five years and was only settled in the man’s favor after Mendoza’s mother was removed from her role and her influence waned. This prompts concerns regarding the fairness of the legal proceedings during that time.
Finally, after all the investigations were completed, charges were brought against Bertha Michelle Mendoza for organizing her own kidnapping, implicating her two daughters in the process. As a result, she lost full custody of them after undergoing psychological evaluations that concluded she was unfit to care for them.
