Sheinbaum: Mexico will not blindly follow external directives

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum declared that her administration will not automatically heed all external advice, particularly in response to accusations leveled by the United States against Mexican officials. The U.S. had accused 10 officials from the northwestern state of Sinaloa, including Governor Rubén Rocha Moya, of drug-trafficking-related offenses in April.

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Imagine if we now said, 'Well, yes, let the justice of the United States decide for Mexico.' No, because imagine where we would end up, we would no longer have a Judiciary in Mexico, but we would heed everything that comes from outside.

"Imagine if we now said, 'Well, yes, let the justice of the United States decide for Mexico.' No, because imagine where we would end up, we would no longer have a Judiciary in Mexico, but we would heed everything that comes from outside," Sheinbaum stated during an event in Veracruz. She emphasized that while Mexican authorities should act against corrupt officials, the country should not defer its judicial processes to foreign powers.

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Are there bad governors? Are there corrupt governors? Ah, well, let Mexican justice act, always, but we are not going to pay attention to everything that comes from outside.

Sheinbaum's remarks follow a period of heightened tension regarding U.S.-Mexico relations. Earlier in the week, she urged the U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, Ronald Johnson, to "respect Mexico's internal affairs" after he publicly commented on the fight against drug trafficking. Additionally, former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador published a letter denouncing what he described as the U.S. government's "interventionist and unscrupulous practices."

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I am not surprised that in the onslaught of the United States government against Mexico, the usual interventionist and unscrupulous practices are used, now under the pretext of combating migration and narcoterrorism.

Responding to López Obrador's letter, Sheinbaum echoed his sentiment, noting a "very strong offensive" against Mexico. She questioned the rationale behind accepting accusations from the U.S. Department of Justice without concrete evidence, asserting that Mexico's own prosecutor's office should investigate any claims. She criticized the U.S. for demanding compliance without providing proof, suggesting it undermines Mexico's sovereignty and judicial independence.

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And yes, recently we have experienced a very strong offensive.