After an additional protest event on January 4, 1993 drew 800 indigenous people from Chenalho as well as from seven other municipalities, the state's attorney finally released the five prisoners on January 7 because of "'disappearance of evidence,' meaning that the evidence offered in the case could not be considered legally valid, perhaps because it had been fabricated in the first place."
After a further protest demonstration on January 4, 1993, drawing 800 indigenous people from Chenalho and seven other municipalities, the state's attorney finally released the five prisoners on January 7 due to "'lack of evidence,' meaning that the evidence presented in the case could not be considered legally valid, possibly because it had been fabricated."