New Judiciary

The debate over whether the upcoming judicial election is an example of democracy or a sham continues. However, it has divided those who consider it a sham, and now the debate is about whether or not to vote.

One of the new elements of the reform to the Federal Judicial Branch is the reform to Article 100 of the Constitution, which establishes the power of the Judicial Disciplinary Tribunal to initiate investigations into complaints and accusations against the justices of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation, as well as the bodies that comprise them. This will be the power of powers in the judicial sphere.

Ariadna Camacho Contreras, the candidate for magistrate of the new body, has stated , "There is no room for impunity. All judges within the Judiciary must act with complete rectitude, honesty, professionalism, and commitment to serving the people of Mexico."

However, the debate about whether or not to participate in the judicial election continues to be a public issue.

WHISPERS

1. SOS at the IMSS Veracruz Norte via the purchase of up to 2,640 toner cartridges, due to warnings about the overpricing it contemplates, up to 8,000 pesos per unit, as well as the interference of known operators in the sector for favoring specific suppliers. At the clarification meeting, nine interested companies submitted more than 80 questions about the terms of reference, which is no small feat. Behind this story appears the name of José Manuel Escobedo Venegas, a former official in Zacatecas, now without a position, but with alleged influence, and allegedly focused on directing the bidding toward the Lexmark brand, favored in at least a dozen boroughs this year. The ruling will be made on May 28.
2. The National Association of Plastics Industries (ANIPAC), headed by Benjamín del Arco, will hold its 11th Recyclers Forum on May 22nd. This event will include the participation of officials such as José Luis Samaniego, from the Undersecretariat of Sustainable Development and Circular Economy of Semarnat (National Secretariat of Sustainable Development and Circular Economy); and Alhely Rubio, Secretary of Environment and Sustainable Development of the State of Mexico.
3. The Julio Menchaca administration continues to face controversy over the alleged sexual abuse of two girls in Zimapán, Hidalgo, in 2022. Given the many irregularities in the case, which led then-State Attorney General Santiago Nieto to call for a reinstatement of the proceedings. It is alleged that the doctor in charge of reviewing, analyzing, and providing an impartial opinion from his office, José Alberto Baños Vázquez, issued a false report on the alleged sexual abuse of the girls. As if that were not enough, it was discovered that this individual works in the Scientific Division of the Attorney General's Office of the State of Hidalgo (PGJEH), hence it is now clear why criminal complaint 12-2023-17981, dated October 31, 2023, is "lost." This was reported by the girls' father, Mario Alfredo Espinoza Bernardini, who has always been vocal in his request for the girls to be returned to him.

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