Mexico's financial watchdog flags two aspiring parties for suspicious funding

Mexico's Financial Intelligence Unit (UIF) has raised concerns over the financing of two organizations seeking political party status: 'Que Siga la Democracia' (Que Siga MX) and 'Construyendo Sociedades de Paz.' The UIF's confidential report, submitted to the National Electoral Institute (INE) on Tuesday, details suspicious financial activities.

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Sources within the INE confirmed that the report, distributed physically to electoral councilors, highlights irregular financial dealings. Both organizations allegedly received substantial bank deposits and transfers from companies previously sanctioned for financial irregularities. This revelation came just hours before the INE was scheduled to vote on their registration as political parties.

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I don't understand where they are getting now that there is information that is outside the reports of the Audit Commission.

The timing of the UIF's report has caused controversy within the INE. Council members, including Carla Humphrey, expressed frustration, questioning why the information, reportedly requested in April, was only presented now. Humphrey noted that the Commission of Audit had previously stated no such requests were made this year, deeming the intervention "out of regulation" and "terribly inadequate" given the proximity to the approval session.

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Councilor Uuc-kib Espadas and Arturo Castillo also criticized the manner in which the information was presented, suggesting it could be an attempt to delay the approval process. The INE is set to hold an extraordinary session to discuss the UIF's findings and decide on the fate of the aspiring political parties.

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If the idea of this information is to delay the approval of the matters, I have no element to access in that sense.