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Opposition demands Inzunza’s removal from Senate legislative committee, calling his return “a mockery”

From El Universal · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Mexican opposition senators demanded that Enrique Inzunza lose his leadership of the Senate Legislative Studies Committee after leaving the Morena caucus.
  • They cited U.S. investigations and allegations of links to the Sinaloa Cartel, which Inzunza has not been convicted of in the provided account.
  • Opposition lawmakers also called for his removal from the Senate, while Morena coordinator Ignacio Mier would decide whether to replace him.

Mexico’s opposition says Enrique Inzunza should not be presiding over one of the Senate’s key committees, much less remain a senator, after returning to his seat as an unaffiliated legislator.

The lawmakers called on Morena coordinator Ignacio Mier to remove Inzunza from the presidency of the Legislative Studies Committee. They pointed to investigations and allegations in the United States concerning suspected links to drug trafficking, including alleged ties to the Sinaloa Cartel.

PRI coordinator Manuel Añorve criticized both Inzunza’s return to the Senate and Morena’s apparent intention to leave him in charge of the committee. He said the decision to remove him would rest with Mier, adding that he expected Mier to do so.

His return is a mockery for Washington, devised in Palenque and carried out by Adán Augusto López and Deputy Alejandro Esquer.

— Luis Armando MelgarThe Green Party senator criticized Inzunza’s return to the Senate.

Green Party senator Luis Armando Melgar described Inzunza’s return as cynical. He said Inzunza should not only lose the committee presidency but also face removal from office and expulsion from the Senate because of the allegations in the United States.

“His return is a mockery for Washington, devised in Palenque and carried out by Adán Augusto López and Deputy Alejandro Esquer,” Melgar said. He added, “Inzunza does not represent the Republic, he represents a cartel and its ties with Morena politicians.”

Inzunza does not represent the Republic, he represents a cartel and its ties with Morena politicians.

— Luis Armando MelgarMelgar accused Inzunza of representing cartel-linked interests.
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Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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