Mexican representative challenges the US to present evidence of drug campaign financing
Ricardo Monreal, coordinator of the Morena party in the Chamber of Deputies, warned that the US cannot issue judgments without evidentiary support
Morena's coordinator in the Chamber of Deputies, Ricardo Monreal, called on the United States government to present to the Attorney General's Office (FGR) the evidence that supports the allegation that the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) would have financed political campaigns in Mexico through resources obtained from the so-called fiscal huachicol.
The legislator maintained that, if the US authorities have evidence, it must be delivered to the competent Mexican authorities so that the corresponding investigations can begin.
"If they have evidence, they should present it to the Attorney General's Office. If there are elements, the Prosecutor's Office has the obligation to prosecute this type of crime ex officio," said Monreal when interviewed at the Legislative Palace of San Lázaro.
The statements come after the United States Department of the Treasury indicated that a network linked to the CJNG obtains resources through the theft and illicit trafficking of fuel, which would allegedly be used to finance political campaigns, corrupt officials and strengthen the operation of the criminal group.
Monreal pointed out that it is up to the Mexican authorities to determine the veracity of these accusations and warned that judgments cannot be made without evidentiary support. Likewise, he assured that the fight against organized crime and the so-called fiscal huachicol has intensified during the governments of the Fourth Transformation.
The parliamentary leader also considered that these types of statements should be analyzed in the political context of the United States, pointing out that they are part of the environment prior to the legislative elections in that country.
However, he insisted that any information that leads to criminal responsibilities must be formally presented to the FGR so that it can be investigated in accordance with the law.
Monreal's position coincides with that previously expressed by President Claudia Sheinbaum, who also asked the US government to support with evidence the allegations about alleged CJNG financing of political campaigns, pointing out that the Mexican authorities were not previously informed about that part of the statement issued by Washington.