AMLO dismisses allegations of corruption against prosecutor Gertz Manero


President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador He said that he received bank information from the Attorney General of the Republic, Alejandro Gertz Maneroand based on this rules out the existence corruption.

“I already have information about something similar (resource transfers.); however, in the information that came into my hands there are no elements to be able to presume that there are acts of corruption”, said the president.

During his press conference in National Palacethe president was questioned about whether he could remove prosecutor Gertz due to the complaints, some of them criminal, that have been filed against him for alleged influence peddling and abuse of authority.

López Obrador said he was aware of the complaint filed by the former Legal Adviser of the Presidency, Julius Scherer, against Gertz, where he accuses him of using the position to influence criminal proceedings under the jurisdiction of the Attorney General’s Office, and in which he allegedly has an interest. “I have a lot of respect for Julio and I have a lot of respect for several lawyers, they have helped me,” he said.

Nevertheless, AMLO considered that these are lawsuits between lawyersand must be observed carefully.

The president also said he was aware of the legal dispute between Gertz Manero and the University of the Americas Puebla for the use of the image and logo of the institution, since Gertz is the owner -according to López Obrador- of that University in its Mexico City division.

In this regard, he said he had received information about Gertz’s financial operations at that university.

“Mr. Gertz has long owned—that’s the word—a university, for a long time. Just as the University of the Americas of Puebla (UDLA), I think he was originally at the University of the Americas and then they split up and he took over the University of the Americas in Mexico City for quite some time. All of this must be viewed carefully because there are differences that are public and that are notorious, there are confrontations and we must act with great responsibility, “he said.

In March of this year, a journalistic investigation revealed that the accounts of the University of the Americas were used to send millions of dollars to bank accounts in the name of the owner of the General Prosecutor of the Republic (FGR), their relatives in Mexico and abroad, and even to tax havens.



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