One of many candidates, Choose Yasmín Esquivel, is accused of plagiarizing her thesis and being near the federal government.
The Supreme Court docket of Mexico had scheduled this for this Monday select your president In the course of an argument: one of many candidates, the decide Yasmin esquivelThe accused is whom they accuse of being near President Andrés Manuel López Obrador alleged plagiarism of his thesis.
López Obrador confirmed that the election of the brand new President of the Nation’s Supreme Court docket (SCJN) it’s unbiased” and can acknowledge whoever is elected, though he once more defended Esquivel.
“We’ve got to attend and see what the ministers resolve freely and likewise institutionally There isn’t a method we’re going to declare battle on the judiciaryInstitutionally, anybody who stays shall be acknowledged as a result of we’re autonomous, we’re unbiased and there should be collaboration as a result of the individuals of Mexico are above all the pieces,” mentioned the President.
Yasmín Esquivel confirmed this on Friday won’t surrender his try and preside over the Supreme Court docket following allegations of plagiarism.
“I’ll proceed the struggle to consolidate an actual rule of regulation and subsequent January 2, I’ll purpose for the SCJN with my proposal for the primary time in our nation’s historical past be led by a lady‘ he harassed on his official Twitter account.
The alleged plagiarism
This after it grew to become recognized that the thesis of the Mexican Minister of the Supreme Court docket, originating from the School of Superior Research Aragon, it was related with that of the graduate of the School of Regulation of the Nationwide Autonomous College of Mexico (UNAM), José Báez, in the identical research home.
“I strictly and categorically reject the allegations which have been made on social networks and a few media relating to alleged plagiarism of my thesis,” mentioned Esquivel.
And he so trusted UNAM, the tutorial establishment that began the investigation into this case provided his cooperation by being “the primary curious about clarifying this example in its entirety and verifying the reality”.
He additionally argued that it’s so an “evil marketing campaign” to delegitimize them for renewal the top of Mexico’s highest court docket and of the nation’s whole judiciary.
The court docket will elect a brand new president following the expiry of Arturo Zaldívar’s time period on December 31, which confronted elections Allegations of being too near the present authorities.
The Mexican president who accused the judiciary of being ‘hijacked’ by pursuits, refused to intervene on this election.
No, I haven’t got any interference, if I had been what my opponents suppose then the president would resolve, however that is not the case, we’re not equal, Mexico cannot be ruled with out ethical authority, he claimed.
He admitted that in different six-year phrases, the nation’s president was the one who elected the top of the SCJN.
However we do not have a majority, we do not even aspire to be in charge of every other energy as a result of we’re democrats and wish an actual rule of regulation, he affirmed.
He even criticized the truth that the 4 ministers he had nominated for the Court docket of Justice in his six-year tenure two circledIn line with him.
Nonetheless, he trusts that there are ministers who usually are not unconditional however who defend the transformation challenge and never the outdated regime.
López Obrador returned to defend Esquivel, who was additionally being questioned about his closeness to the federal government.
“Poor lawyer Yasmín, a complete battle of potentates, info media, mental columnists of the regime sells and rents,” he mentioned.
López Obrador had already defended Esquivel’s “justice” and mentioned he shouldn’t abandon this renewal course of.
EFE