Campos accuses Morena leader Montiel of crime links
Original reporting: Proyecto Puente
What happened
Chihuahua Gov. Maru Campos accused Morena leader Ariadna Montiel of organized crime ties in an interview. Proyecto Puente reported no response from Montiel and said it could not confirm the property and residency details Campos alleged.
Reporting and context
Chihuahua Gov. María Eugenia “Maru” Campos Galván accused Morena national president Ariadna Montiel of links to organized crime during an interview with journalist Carlos Loret de Mola, according to Proyecto Puente. Campos also said she would oppose the party’s political advance in the state on those grounds.
Campos alleged that Montiel had moved to Chihuahua after acquiring several properties in the state capital and the Sierra Tarahumara. The governor connected those claims to her warning that people and parties she considers linked to criminal groups should not participate in the state’s political life.
Proyecto Puente reported that Campos said Chihuahua would not allow any “narco-candidate” or “narco-party” into the state. The remarks sharpened the confrontation between the PAN governor and Morena’s national leadership, with Campos framing her political opposition in terms of alleged organized-crime influence.
The outlet’s report contained no response from Montiel to the accusations. It also said the information available for the article was insufficient to confirm the details of the alleged property acquisitions or change of residence. Those details remain claims made by Campos in the interview.
Original report: Proyecto Puente.