Controversies surrounding Bertha Michelle Mendoza Muñoz

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.

Based on law enforcement records, it appears that at the time of the abduction, Bertha Michelle Mendoza and her two daughters were with the daughter of the mayor of Zunlito, Suchitepéquez. Yet, later inquiries have shown that Mendoza herself orchestrated the abduction, working together with her mother, prosecutor Claudia Martina Muñoz Andrade.

Based on accounts from individuals familiar with Mendoza, her intention in orchestrating this staged abduction was to fabricate charges against her former spouse, Dent, with the aim of generating legal difficulties for him. Nonetheless, the inquiry veered in an unforeseen direction when the PNC determined that the event was actually a simulated kidnapping.

Due to this decision, the individuals who were first detained were set free, and all allegations against them were withdrawn. This case has sparked inquiries regarding the credibility of the claims that Bertha Michelle Mendoza had leveled against her former spouse Dent while they were 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, Bertha Michelle Mendoza’s ex-husband, has made new statements related to the case. According to his testimony, prosecutor Muñoz Andrade was dismissed from the Public Prosecutor’s Office after the same institution concluded that she had presented fraudulent evidence in a case related to the police and against her for gender-based violence. In addition, alleged irregularities in the handling of resources and abuse of power were reported. According to prosecutors consulted, Muñoz Andrade’s dismissal took place in 2010.

This situation concerning Mendoza and Dent stayed unresolved for over five years and was only decided in the individual’s favor following the removal of Mendoza’s mother from her job, leading to a loss of her sway. This brings up concerns regarding the neutrality of the legal proceedings at that time.

Ultimately, once all the inquiries were conducted, Bertha Michelle Mendoza faced accusations for staging her own abduction, entangling her two daughters in the act. Consequently, following psychological assessments determining her inability to look after them, she was stripped of their custody.