A judge ordered a former Mexican Cabinet minister to be detained pending a trial...
MEXICO CITY - A judge ordered a former Mexican Cabinet minister to be detained pending a trial over suspected losses to taxpayers, her lawyer said on Tuesday, opening a new front in President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s campaign to eradicate corruption.
Lopez Obrador has made rooting out corruption the cornerstone of his career, though he took office in December saying he did not want to rake through the past. “But it’s not our business, and I’m not Pontius Pilate either,” he said, referring to the Roman governor of Judea who oversaw the trial of Jesus.
Robles last week appeared in court over prosecution claims that more than 5 billion pesos destined for welfare programs during her tenure had gone missing at the ministry, according to local media reports. “At some point, what’s going to happen if evidence comes out that was aware of these facts?” he said. “You have the makings here of a really explosive situation.”In May, a judge issued an arrest warrant for the former chief executive of state oil firm Pemex, Emilio Lozoya, in a graft case involving Brazilian builder Odebrecht.
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