On 1 June 1999, Manuel Pérez Constantino was reportedly arbitrarily detained along with Jesús Hernández Guitiérrez, by members of the Policia Judicial Estatal (PJE), in Crucero Peñal, Chiapas State. Amnesty International fears for their safety, following reports that they had been beaten and threatened with death. Jerónimo Hernández López – Jesuit Priest who passed by was also interrogated.
