Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is demanding that former secretary of public security Genaro García Luna, who was convicted on drug trafficking charges in the United States last year, present evidence to support his accusations that the president has links to drug trafficking.
Outgoing President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador waves after delivering his last State of the Union at the Zocalo, Mexico City ’s main square, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024. , who was convicted on drug trafficking charges in the United States last year, present evidence to support his accusations that the president has links to drug trafficking.
The letter comes just weeks before López Obrador leaves office and after earlier allegations that López Obrador’s previous presidential campaign took contributions from drug traffickers. Garcia Luna served in different security posts under former presidents Vicente Fox and Felipe Calderón between 2000 and 2012. Both are political enemies of López Obrador.
Denying the accusations against him, García Luna accused the Mexican government of “lying” and “giving false information” about his case to the United States. He claimed in the letter that U.S. prosecutors offered him a deal to become a protected witness in exchange for a six-month sentence.
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