Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said authorities should resolve a case of alleged plagiarism by a Supreme Court justice he nominated who is in the running to take the helm of the country’s top tribunal. | Reuters
He sidestepped questions about whether Esquivel should be removed from her post, saying: “It will be whatever the judiciary or the proper authority decides.”
He then lashed out at those criticizing Esquivel, arguing that any “mistake” or “anomaly” made by her as a student was “infinitely smaller” than the damage they had done.The Supreme Court did not immediately reply to a request for comment. The wife of a business ally of Lopez Obrador, Esquivel joined the court in 2019, and is vying to take over from Chief Justice Arturo Zaldivar when his term concludes on Dec. 31.The Latinus story linked to archived copies from the UNAM website of a thesis attributed to her and another published a year earlier with a similar title. The two documents showed long passages that are nearly identical. Her thesis was shorter.
It did not name Esquivel, but said it would inform the body in charge of reviewing the case, while respecting due process and following established university procedure.
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