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The Mexican Office of the Attorney General of the Republic (FGR) announced Thursday that it would not pursue charges against former Defense Minister Salvador Cienfuegos. Cienfuegos was arrested in the US in October on money laundering and drug-related charges that suggested a connection to the H-2 drug cartel. The US dropped the charges against Cienfuegos in November and released a joint statement with Mexican Attorney General Alejandro Gertz Manero suggesting it would work with Mexico to provide evidence that would lead to prosecution in Mexico.
In its statement, the FGR stresses that the investigation into the commission of drug and health-related crimes by Cienfuegos began in 2013 “without the knowledge and without the collaboration” of the previous Mexican administration. The investigation was unknown to Mexican authorities until Cienfuegos’s arrest.
In December, Mexican lawmakers passed a bill restricting the activities of foreign law enforcement agents, perhaps in retaliation for the US’s secret investigation and arrest of Cienfuegos, who is highly respected in the Mexican military. On Thursday, however, Mexico published rules for the implementation of the law that limit the details to be shared by the agents and Mexican officials.
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In its statement, the FGR stresses that the investigation into the commission of drug and health-related crimes by Cienfuegos began in 2013 “without the knowledge and without the collaboration” of the previous Mexican administration. The investigation was unknown to Mexican authorities until Cienfuegos’s arrest.
Ultimately, the FGR “determined the non-exercise of criminal action, in favor of General Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda.”
In December, Mexican lawmakers passed a bill restricting the activities of foreign law enforcement agents, perhaps in retaliation for the US’s secret investigation and arrest of Cienfuegos, who is highly respected in the Mexican military. On Thursday, however, Mexico published rules for the implementation of the law that limit the details to be shared by the agents and Mexican officials.
The post Mexico will not prosecute former defense minister of drug-related crimes appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary.
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Note: We don't have any responsibilities about this news. Its been posted here by Feed Reader and we had no controls and checking on it. And because News posted here will be deleted automatically after 21 days, threads are closed so that no one spend time to post and discuss here. You can always check the source and discuss in their site.