Morelos Tribunal asks Congress to remove two mayors for contempt of court

The Administrative Justice Tribunal (TJA) of Morelos has formally asked the state Congress to remove the municipal presidents of Tlaquiltenango and Xoxocotla from their positions. This action is a response to their persistent and absolute defiance of judicial sentences that have remained unresolved for over five years.

Guillermo Arroyo Cruz, the presiding magistrate of the TJA, confirmed that legal notifications have been delivered to the Legislative Branch's Presiding Board and the Commission of Governance and Grand Jury. He emphasized that the Congress's intervention is mandatory, as the officials were elected by popular vote and cannot be directly removed by the tribunal.

The legal dispute originated from pension lawsuits filed by citizens, which were ruled in favor of the plaintiffs by the TJA's Third Chamber. Despite definitive court orders for the municipalities to execute the compensatory payments, the mayors allegedly employed delaying tactics to evade compliance with these resolutions.

The state Congress is expected to initiate a procedure comparable to impeachment to evaluate the conduct of these officials, who have already been personally notified. The legislative process could result in the immediate cessation of their executive functions and a potential disqualification from holding public office for up to one year.

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absolute resistance and systematic contempt of judicial rulings that exceed five years of antiquity