Sheinbaum defers to FGR on 'Operativo Enjambre' investigations

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has directed inquiries about the ongoing "Operativo Enjambre" to the Attorney General's Office (FGR), emphasizing that it is the FGR's role to report on the progress of investigations. The operation has reportedly put approximately 15 current and former municipal presidents in the state of Morelos under scrutiny.

During her morning press conference, Sheinbaum addressed questions regarding the operation, which has led to the detention of two municipal presidents and placed authorities in various local governments under suspicion. She explained that investigations into public officials are not initiated through systematic government surveillance. Instead, they arise from citizen complaints or evidence uncovered by security institutions like the Secretariat of Public Security and the National Guard.

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It is not that there is surveillance of every public official in the country, but rather that it stems from citizen complaints.

"It is not that there is surveillance of every public official in the country, but rather that it stems from citizen complaints," Sheinbaum stated. She reiterated that any investigation must be supported by concrete evidence before being passed to the FGR to open a case file against a public servant.

Consequently, the President stressed that the FGR is the authority responsible for determining and announcing whether more investigation files are open against municipal authorities. She concluded by stating, "So the Prosecutor's Office has to inform whether there are more investigations or not."

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So the Prosecutor's Office has to inform whether there are more investigations or not.