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PAN files complaint against AMLO's son over Interoceanic Train derailments
🇲🇽 Mexico /Crime & Justice

PAN files complaint against AMLO's son over Interoceanic Train derailments

From El Universal · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Mexico's National Action Party (PAN) filed a complaint against Gonzalo "Bobby" López Beltrán, son of President AMLO, for derailments of the Interoceanic Train.
  • The PAN alleges López Beltrán was the sole supervisor of the train's construction, which has derailed twice, including one incident that killed 14 people.
  • The party is demanding a thorough investigation into the construction and rehabilitation of the railway, not just blaming the train driver.

Mexico's National Action Party (PAN) has filed a complaint with the Attorney General's Office against Gonzalo "Bobby" López Beltrán, son of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. The complaint stems from two derailments of the Interoceanic Train, which the PAN claims López Beltrán was solely responsible for supervising during its construction.

The Interoceanic Train has derailed twice. The first incident occurred on December 28, 2025, in Oaxaca, resulting in 14 fatalities and 109 injuries. The second derailment happened on July 14, 2026, with no reported casualties. The PAN's complaint also implicates authorities from the Secretariat of the Navy, who manage the train's operations.

We filed a complaint so that the two derailments of the Interoceanic Train are investigated. Neither the constructors nor the honorary supervisor Bobby López Beltrán have been summoned for the 14 deaths from the first accident in Oaxaca.

— Priscila Vera HernándezCoordinator of the CEN PAN's National Environment Commission, explaining the party's action.

Priscila Vera Hernández, the PAN's national coordinator for the environment, stated that neither the constructors nor the "honorary supervisor" Bobby López Beltrán have been summoned regarding the 14 deaths from the first accident. She criticized President Sheinbaum's earlier statements minimizing López Beltrán's responsibility.

PAN deputy Federico Döring Casar accused the "4T" administration of corruption in contract awards, suggesting it as the reason for the continued accidents. The party is urging the Attorney General's Office to investigate the rehabilitation works and the railway's design, rather than solely focusing on the train driver's alleged excessive speed.

In the morning press conferences, they only say it was an incident, but there is corruption in the 4T contracts, and that is why this continues to happen.

— Federico Döring CasarPAN deputy criticizing the government's handling of the incidents.
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Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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