Captura of Vice Admiral Farías and Demand for More Arrests
The Panemerican Party (PAN) in the Chamber of Deputies acknowledged the arrest of Vice Admiral Manuel Roberto Farías for alleged involvement in fuel theft, but demanded more high-profile arrests and the freezing of illicit assets and money from corrupt officials and private companies.
Federico Döring’s Stance
According to Deputy Federico Döring, such seizures should always be accompanied by arrests, not just political propaganda. He also stated that Marco Rubio’s presence in Mexico definitively caused a rift between Claudia Sheinbaum and the embraces of crime organizations that former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador offered.
Döring mentioned that several corrupt officials from the previous Morena government are now in jail. He criticized that the federal Secretary of Urban Security, Omar García Harfuch, has not targeted the private companies authorized by the Morena government to import fuel, which he believes are trying to deceive and defraud without paying taxes.
Héctor Barrera’s Perspective
The PAN Secretary General in Mexico City and former federal deputy, Héctor Barrera, welcomed the arrest of high-ranking officials like Farías but expressed concern that impunity continues to grow in the current government, acting as a cover for more corrupt individuals from López Obrador’s six-year term.
Barrera emphasized that alongside seizures, there should be arrests. He pointed out that both the Morena government and private companies bear responsibility for the state-level fuel theft, a crime that has been committed during the current 4T administrations.
Key Questions and Answers
- Who is Manuel Roberto Farías? Vice Admiral of the Mexican Navy, arrested for alleged involvement in fuel theft.
- What is the main demand of the PAN? The PAN calls for more high-profile arrests and the freezing of illicit assets from corrupt officials and private companies involved in fuel theft.
- Who is Marco Rubio? A prominent figure in U.S. foreign policy, whose visit to Mexico is said to have caused a rift between Claudia Sheinbaum and the perceived embracing of criminal organizations by former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
- What companies are accused of fuel theft? Private companies authorized by the Morena government to import fuel, accused of trying to deceive and defraud without paying taxes.
- What is the role of Omar García Harfuch? The federal Secretary of Urban Security, criticized by the PAN for not targeting the private companies involved in fuel theft.
- What is the stance of Héctor Barrera? The PAN Secretary General in Mexico City supports the arrest of high-ranking officials but is concerned about growing impunity in the current government, which he believes is protecting more corrupt individuals from López Obrador’s six-year term.
- What is state-level fuel theft? A crime where fuel is illegally obtained from government sources, committed during the current 4T administrations, with both the Morena government and private companies bearing responsibility.
