AMLO denies persecution towards Loret de Mola regardless of investigation

MEXICO CITY.- Andres Manuel Lopez Obradordenied on Monday that he was pursuing the journalist Carlos Loret de Molawho has reported scandals of alleged corruption of the president’s youngsters, though he’s now being investigated by the Monetary Intelligence Unit (UIF) of the Authorities.

“We don’t examine anybody, there isn’t any censorship for anybody. That (Loret de Mola) do not use us as an excuse“as a pretext,” the Mexican chief stated in his morning press convention.

However the president maintained that “it is false“That he ordered the investigation by the UIF, though it’s a authorities company.

Nevertheless, he insisted on questioning Loret de Mola’s earnings, accusing him of incomes 3 million pesos a month (about 165,563 {dollars}) and of getting questionable properties, which is why he beforehand requested the Nationwide Institute of Transparency and Entry to Data (INAI) to disclose the journalist’s property.

“I’ve no want to take action, to begin with due to my convictions and ideas, but in addition politically. Why would I order an investigation into Loret de Mola, whether it is nearly public data that he’s a really wealthy journalist who does journalism within the service of vested pursuits?” he stated.

Why is the UIF investigating Loret de Mola?

The scandal broke out over the weekend, when the communicator denounced “persecution and harassment” after a Report by Peniley Ramireza columnist for the newspaper Reforma, on an investigation opened by the UIF of the Ministry of Finance towards Loret de Mola, his spouse, fellow presenter Víctor Trujillo and the media outlet Latinus.

Loret de Mola, who has reported that the president’s youngsters have allegedly used their affect to advertise public authorities contracts amongst their mates, He accused the president of searching for “revenge”.

“There isn’t any UIF investigation towards any of López Obrador’s youngsters,” he famous this Monday in X.

The battle happens whereas the press faces unprecedented violence in Mexico, the deadliest nation with out battle for communicators, with at the very least 37 journalists murdered throughout López Obrador’s six-year time period (2018-2024), in accordance with Reporters With out Borders (RSF).

Learn: Carlos Loret de Mola: The UIF, the six-year time period and Latinus