President Claudia Sheinbaum and the Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection, Omar García Harfuch, ruled out that the audio released by the governor of Baja California, Marina del Pilar Ávila, in which she talks with people who presented themselves as alleged representatives or intermediaries of the FBI, reveals confidential information or constitutes a crime.

However, both pointed out that so far the identity of the interlocutors has not been confirmed or whether they really belonged to any US authority.

During the morning conference this Tuesday, the head of Security explained that, after reviewing the content of the recording, they did not identify elements that indicate that the state president has shared data considered sensitive or related to national security.

García Harfuch pointed out that the audio only mentions the possibility of providing information related to state security tables, spaces where federal and local authorities participate to coordinate actions against crime.

Harfuch assures that there is no indication of classified information

The federal official explained that within the security tables, topics such as crime incidence, priority objectives and investigation progress are analyzed, but clarified that this exchange is part of the usual coordination between institutions.

“What you hear is when he says that he could give information, whether from the state security tables or what; he is not saying in any way something that is sensitive,” he stated.

Harfuch pointed out that there is a difference between operational coordination information and classified data that could represent a security risk.

“One thing would be sensitive information, that would be very different,” he said.

Furthermore, he indicated that so far it is not possible to determine who the person Marina del Pilar Ávila was speaking to in the recording was, nor to confirm whether they were US officials or representatives of a foreign agency.

"No type of crime is inferred," said the secretary.

Sheinbaum asks to know the full context of the conversation

For her part, President Claudia Sheinbaum pointed out that there is still no certainty about the identity of the Baja California governor's interlocutors and ruled out drawing conclusions without having all the elements.

The federal president recalled that Marina del Pilar Ávila already gave a public explanation about the communication and assured that, according to that version, it was an exchange that did not compromise the security of the state.

“She gives a subsequent explanation that it is part of a communication and that it puts absolutely nothing of the security of Baja California at risk,” he commented.

Sheinbaum added that, if necessary, any investigation must be carried out based on complete information, including the context of the call and the identity of the people involved.

“If there is a need to investigate, let it be investigated, but they are two completely different things,” he said.

President differentiates case of Baja California with Chihuahua

During his intervention, Sheinbaum compared the situation in Baja California with a case that occurred in Chihuahua, where he assured that there were proven elements regarding the presence of a foreign agency operating in Mexican territory.

The president stated that both scenarios cannot be compared, since in the case of Chihuahua, as she explained, direct action by foreign personnel would have been accredited, which would represent a violation of the National Security Law.

"The Chihuahua case is different because it is proven that there were people from an agency operating in the territory; that is a flagrant violation of the National Security Law," he said.

They broadcast second audio related to Marina del Pilar

The federal government's statements occurred after journalist Héctor de Mauleón released a second audio in which the governor of Baja California allegedly appears seeking to establish contact with the FBI to explore possible collaboration and share information related to the security tables.

After the publication of the material, Marina del Pilar Ávila issued a statement in which she assured that they were fragments of a private conversation with people who presented themselves as agents or intermediaries of US authorities, but who did not formally accredit said representation.

The governor pointed out that any reference to cooperation or exchange of information is part of the coordination mechanisms that Baja California maintains with Mexican and US authorities on security matters.

Until now, the federal authorities indicated that there are not enough elements to affirm that the conversation broadcast implies an irregularity, although the identity of the people who participated in the dialogue remains pending.