The court in Jalisco said Humberto Rodríguez Banuelos was part of a gang of gunmen that shot the cardinal while he was sitting in his car, officials said Friday. Six others also were killed in the attack.
Church figures have long disputed the official version of the slaying, arguing that the cardinal was killed because he knew about relationships between drug dealers and government officials, the Associated Press noted.
Last month the Mexican attorney general’s office announced it had reopened investigations into the 1993 slaying.
