Sheinbaum counterattacks: ‘Evidence or nothing’
President Claudia Sheinbaum did not remain silent. This Thursday, from the National Palace, he asked the United States for a clear account after interim prosecutor Todd Blanche dropped the bombshell that “more accusations will come against politicians in Mexico.”
The context: Everything revolves around the accusations against Rubén Rocha Moya for alleged links to drug trafficking. But Sheinbaum doesn’t take the bait without evidence.
“I have said it very clearly, so we do not protect anyone. But to arrest someone, then Mexican law must be complied with. Evidence, evidence must be sent,” declared the president.
The claim is not just a defense: Sheinbaum recalled that Mexico has sent more than 90 people persecuted by the US who were in Mexican prisons. But cooperation, he says, is not round-trip.
“We have asked them to send about four people linked to the huachicol issue, they have not sent anyone. We have asked them to send two people linked to the Ayotzinapa case, they have not sent anyone.”
The position is clear: If the US has something against a Mexican, let it present the evidence. “Here it is judged according to the criteria of the accusatory criminal system and the Constitution,” he said.
The final message? No more baseless threats. The ball is in the American court.
