Mexican militia creates court to try detainees In Ayutla de los Libres in Guerrero state in southern Mexico, some residents have taken the law into their own hands - forming armed militias, detaining prisoners and now even creating a court to try them. The 55 detainees formally accused on Thursday are suspected of extortion, murder, kidnapping for ransom and involvement in organised crime. They were presented to a court made up of hundreds of local villagers, who will now judge them. Images.