President Claudia Sheinbaum dismissed recent allegations against former PRI leader Alejandro Moreno Cárdenas as absurd, calling them “until it makes you laugh.” The remarks came during a press briefing where she addressed the ongoing legal scrutiny surrounding Moreno Cárdenas, who has been accused of seeking U.S. intervention to revoke electoral council visas in Mexico. Sheinbaum criticized Moreno Cárdenas’s actions, stating that as the head of a nearly extinct political party, he should focus on gaining citizen support within Mexico rather than turning to foreign authorities for sanctions against domestic officials. “What Mexican? Imagine, he's the president of a political party. Almost extinct. But as the president of a political party in Mexico, he goes and files a complaint in the United States to ask for visa revocations,” she said, expressing disbelief at the situation. The president emphasized that the credibility of such allegations is questionable both domestically and internationally. “I don’t know how much credibility these statements have, they don’t have much here, nor do I think they have much there,” she remarked. She argued that the image and viability of a country are built through governance, democracy, freedoms, and citizens' well-being, not through external complaints by partisan leaders. Sheinbaum reiterated that the investigation into individuals close to Moreno Cárdenas falls under the jurisdiction of the State Attorney’s Office in Campeche. She noted that the possibility of reinstating a legal process known as desafuero was being discussed in the state congress, with the fiscal office leading the inquiry. “It comes from the Campeche Attorney’s Office. Yesterday, in Congress, they spoke of the possibility of restarting this request for desafuero,” she explained. In addition to addressing the legal matters, Sheinbaum stressed that if crimes were committed, they must follow legal channels and not be treated as political issues. “If it’s a matter of a crime, then it belongs to the Attorney’s Office and the Congress,” she said. She urged her administration to maintain closeness with the population, fulfill commitments, and strengthen democracy, freedom, and welfare. Following the arrests of Luis Antonio Espinosa, a financial officer linked to Alejandro Moreno Cárdenas’s brother, and his former colleague Carlos Alberto Medina, Sheinbaum reaffirmed that the case is under the jurisdiction of Campeche’s Attorney’s Office. “I have no knowledge of it, it’s an issue for the Campeche Attorney’s Office, and they must provide all the information,” she stated. She denied claims of political persecution against Moreno Cárdenas, asserting that the matter concerns criminal activity under investigation. Meanwhile, the Mexican Attorney’s Office in Campeche announced the detention of Carlos Alberto Medina Hernández, who served as director of the Communication Unit during Alejandro Moreno Cárdenas’s tenure as governor. Medina is accused of diverting 36 million pesos through fictitious invoicing companies. He was taken into custody at the San Francisco Kobén Correctional Center and is suspected of involvement in larger financial misconduct cases, including payments totaling 97 million pesos to Mayavisión. Authorities are investigating the alleged misuse of funds during Moreno Cárdenas’s time in power, which spanned from September 2015 to June 2019. The case involves the use of entities that simulate operations to facilitate financial misappropriation. Luis Antonio Espinosa, another individual detained recently, is believed to have assisted in these schemes, according to reports from anti-corruption organizations. The controversy has intensified amid tensions within the legislative body, where lawmakers from different parties have clashed over the implications of Moreno Cárdenas’s actions. A heated exchange occurred between representatives from the Morena and PRI parties, with accusations of drug trafficking and censorship exchanged. These disputes reflect broader divisions over the role of political figures in national affairs and their perceived alignment with external powers.
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