Mexico's Supreme Court has said a
Frenchwoman jailed for 60 years for kidnap should not be freed immediately.
But the court allowed for the possibility of a retrial of Florence Cassez,
37, saying there were violations in the case.Ms Cassez was arrested in 2005 at a ranch near Mexico City where several victims were being held, but denies knowledge of the abductions.
The French government says it regrets the court's decision.
The review was requested by a Supreme Court judge, Arturo Zaldivar, who says Ms Cassez was denied her consular rights and the right to be presumed innocent after her arrest.In a motion presented to the court, he said police violated her rights by failing to notify the French consulate and failing to present her to investigative officials.
Judge Zaldivar said the irregularities included the fact that Mexican police made Ms Cassez take part in a televised staging of the raid.
In its decision, the Supreme Court review panel decided not to release Ms Cassez immediately.
But it accepted that there had been police misconduct and violations of Ms Cassez's rights after her detention, leaving open the possibility that the case could need to be reheard.
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