President Claudia Sheinbaum heads the morning press conference this Tuesday, March 24, from the National Palace. At this press conference, she is expected to be accompanied by the Health Cabinet to report on the progress of social works and programs. Additionally, she could address the resistance to Plan B of the electoral reform, as the opposition from the Labor Party commits to ensuring this initiative is approved in the Senate.
Sheinbaum rejected the request from Senator Luis Donaldo Colosio Riojas to grant a pardon to Mario Aburto, the confessed assassin of Luis Donaldo Colosio, the PRI's presidential candidate in 1994. She mentioned that the Colosio case is a matter of state "due to how it happened."
In case of attempted femicide, the sentence would be half to two-thirds of those years.
Ernestina Godoy, the Attorney General of the Republic, reappeared in the morning press conference after several months in office: she presented an initiative for the prevention, investigation, punishment, and reparation of damage in cases of femicide.
Furthermore, 21 aggravating factors are contemplated that could increase the sentence by up to half: If the victim is a girl, adolescent, or older adult. If the woman is pregnant or lives with a disability. If the victim is a journalist, human rights defender, or migrant defender. If the crime is committed by a public servant. If the victim shows signs of violence, such as an attack with acid or flammable substances. Fines for those responsible of up to one or two thousand UMAs, that is, 117,310 pesos or 234,620 pesos, are also contemplated.
Godoy reappeared and announced a date to present a plan for the administration of justice. Ernestina Godoy, the Attorney General of the Republic, reappeared in the morning press conference after several months in office. She requested that no questions be asked that were not about an initiative for the prevention, investigation, punishment, and reparation of damage in cases of femicide. She announced that on April 15, she will present the plan for the administration of justice, which will be sent to Congress and to the head of state.
What happened at Claudia Sheinbaum's morning conference on March 23? During the previous morning conference, President Claudia Sheinbaum positioned herself on various topics of national and international interest. The National Water Commission (Conagua) exposed deputy Mario Calzada, from the Institutional Revolutionary Party, for allegedly abusing water concessions.
For me, it is not a defeat if Plan B does not pass: Sheinbaum. President Claudia Sheinbaum acknowledged that Plan B of the electoral reform may not prosper in the Senate due to the resistance from the Labor Party (PT) to the proposal. She denied that, in case the initiative is not approved, it should be considered a defeat. He was a presidential candidate who was assassinated. She pointed out that investigations suggest that federal agencies may have been involved in the events.
The murder of Colosio is a matter of state due to how it happened. For donations not to be taxed, it is a technical decision by the SAT, not a political decision by the government, she commented.
What are the new sanctions for femicide that Sheinbaum proposes? The government of President Claudia Sheinbaum will present a general law initiative to prevent, investigate, punish, and repair the damage in cases of femicide. Among the proposed changes are the penalties and aggravating factors for committing this crime. For example, those responsible for femicide could face between 40 and 70 years in prison. She affirmed that they are analyzing new lines of investigation to clarify what happened on the night of September 26, 2014. The head of state urged the United Nations to send humanitarian aid to Cuba amid the crisis the island is facing due to the U.S. blockade. She reiterated her government's interest in sending fuel to the country to address the situation. She pointed out that what bothers the PT is not the salaries, but the ambiguity in the wording of the articles. "For me, it is not a defeat, on the contrary, who votes in favor of privileges and who votes against," the head of state said. She did not rule out the possibility of sending a Plan C in case the reform sent to the Senate is not approved.
Sheinbaum rejects having ordered the cancellation of permits for donations to NGOs. President Claudia Sheinbaum rejected having knowledge of the determination of the Tax Administration Service (SAT) to cancel the donation permits for 336 civil organizations. She affirmed that it was a technical evaluation by the SAT and not an order from the Presidency for any political reason. "I did not know how many there were, it's not that the SAT asks me: 'Ms. President, I'm going to take away from this organization the possibility of not paying taxes on a person's donation'; they are strictly technical evaluations. In her opinion, it will be seen "who votes in favor of privileges and who against privileges." The legislator would have accumulated 628 cubic meters of water in 5 titles in Querétaro. The head of state questioned the ruling of a judge in Tamaulipas on the case of the 43 of Ayotzinapa.
