PAN files complaint against Baja California governor
Original reporting: El Financiero
What happened
PAN lawmakers filed an FGR complaint against Baja California Gov. Marina del Pilar Ávila Olmeda alleging multiple offenses; El Financiero says the filing asks authorities to investigate claims involving public officials and Vida Orgánica.
Reporting and context
PAN lawmakers file complaint against Baja California governor
Federal lawmakers from Mexico's National Action Party (PAN) filed a complaint with the Attorney General's Office (FGR) against Baja California Gov. Marina del Pilar Ávila Olmeda, alleging organized crime, criminal association, illicit exercise of public service, influence peddling, embezzlement and bribery, among other offenses. The allegations were presented by PAN legislators and do not constitute a judicial finding against the governor.
According to El Financiero, the complaint asks the FGR to summon Ávila to respond to the allegations. Deputy Eva Vázquez Hernández said the filing includes claims of conspiracy to commit organized crime, treason and collusion involving public officials, while deputy César Israel Damián Reyes said lawmakers want the governor to clarify what they described as links and other accusations. El Financiero reported that the legislators also referred to Vida Orgánica, a company in which they said Ávila had been a shareholder, and to contracts they alleged could be tied to money laundering.
The lawmakers said the complaint is separate from the case involving Carlos Torres Torres, Ávila's former husband, whom U.S. authorities recently listed as an alleged operator associated with the Sinaloa Cartel's Los Mayitos faction. The source reported that PAN representatives Federico Döring and Jorge Triana also went to the FGR. The complaint and the lawmakers' allegations remain matters for the relevant authorities to investigate; the source did not report that the FGR had opened a case as a result of the filing.