A Mexican judge has ordered former cabinet minister Rosario Robles detained pend...
MEXICO CITY - A Mexican judge has ordered former cabinet minister Rosario Robles detained pending criminal proceedings involving the disappearance of public funds, a lawyer for Robles said on Tuesday, in a case hailed by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador as part of his campaign against corruption.
Robles served in the cabinet of former President Enrique Pena Nieto from 2012 to 2018, first as secretary of social development and then as secretary of agrarian, land and urban development, and earlier became the first woman to serve as mayor of Mexico City. The investigation has fueled accusations that the money was siphoned off, allegations denied by Robles. Julio Hernandez, a lawyer for Robles, said on local television that she will fight the accusations.Lopez Obrador made rooting out corruption a cornerstone of his campaign for the presidency. The investigation into Robles represents one of the highest profile cases so far during his administration.
Robles is one of several officials from Pena Nieto’s administration, including a former head of state oil company Petroleos Mexicanos [PEMX.UL], or Pemex, to end up in the crosshairs of Lopez Obrador’s government. Robles has been a high profile figure in Mexican politics for two decades. Lopez Obrador succeeded her as mayor of the capital.
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