By Edgardo Avelar
The reporter of TUDN Julio Ibáñez is in trouble upright in South Africa due to the use of a drone in a restricted place, which cost him ten days of imprisonment last March; could be back in Mexico next week, thus ending the ordeal he experienced in the African country.
According to journalistic versions emanating from the well-known communicator’s own company and from other media, there are many possibilities that Ibáñez and cameraman Danny García regain their freedom and can leave South Africa before the 2026 World Cup begins.
Julio Ibáñez will soon be back home with his family and with us. He is assigned to work at the World Cup. If we have maintained secrecy it is at the request of the lawyers. Has the company (Televisa and TUDN) been with him and his family since this nightmare began?
— David Faitelson (@DavidFaitelson_) Would possibly maybe maybe additionally 27, 2026
In the information that could emerge this Wednesday after both appeared at the hearing before the judicial authorities of the city of Johannesburg, one of the two crimes they faced for their journalistic work and The one that remains to be defined does not merit a sanction of imprisonment, so they will be able to safely recover their freedom..
The versions are so encouraging that it is assured that his return to Mexico is so close that both are contemplated in the inside of most that will cover the World Cup by the company TUDN, which seems to be going all out in the broadcast of the World Cup matches on the VIX Prémium channel and Open Television.
On this matter, David Faitelson commented that: “Julio Ibáñez will soon be back home with his family and with us. He is assigned to work at the World Cup. If we have maintained secrecy it is at the request of the lawyers. The company (Televisa and TUDN) has been with him and his family since this nightmare began…”
The version of the controversial reporter opens a horizon of options for Julio Ibáñez, after it was confirmed that this Wednesday they appeared before the authorities to determine their responsibility for the crimes they were accused of and everything indicates that they got away well.
Regarding the dear Profe Julio Ibáñez, they tell me that in today’s hearing the charges were limited to only one that no longer merits prison. The judge took a week to determine a sanction but according to the law it can only be a fine.
We are waiting for you now, @julioiba pic.twitter.com/0n9Fc3ewv5— Alex Gómez A. (@AlejandroGomezA) Would possibly maybe maybe additionally 27, 2026
The context
To date, it is known that the events that led to the arrest and imprisonment of both representatives of the TUDN network in South Africa were due to the fact that Julio Ibáñez and Danny García after using a drone in a restricted area in the city of Johannesburg,
These events left behind the first version that the root of the problem was due to an immigration issue; but, on the contrary, they were sought by the authorities after the members of the South African team complained that they were being recorded without authorization, which mobilized law enforcement, since special permission is required to shoot in the airspace of any country.
It was also reported that Televisa officials such as TUDN have been keeping an eye on Ibáñez and his family since the beginning of the situation. Furthermore, he explained that the silence around of the case responded to a request from the lawyers, with the aim of not hindering the upright process.
Julio Ibáñez and cameraman Danny García faced a new hearing in South Africa after the case for the use of a drone in a restricted area. The resolution was postponed to June 2.https://t.co/MFjuL9F9nB
— Excelsior (@Excelsior) Would possibly maybe maybe additionally 27, 2026
The possibility that “Profe” Ibáñez will soon return to Mexico changes the panorama of a case that for several weeks generated concern in the sports world. Now the communicator He could soon return to his activities and be part of the World Cup coverage for which it was already contemplated.
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