The Secretary of the Interior, Rosa Icela Rodríguez, presented during the morning conference on Monday, October 21, the cases of nepotism that persist in the Judiciary, pointing them out as examples of the vices and corruption present in that power. According to the official, 49% of the workers in the Judiciary have at least one relative employed in that institution, representing 24,546 people. Additionally, 85.4% of the magistrates and 67% of the judges have relatives working in the Judiciary, with an average of 4.7 relatives per magistrate.
One of the most notable cases is of a person within the Judiciary who has 26 relatives working in the institution, including one magistrate, 13 secretaries, 2 clerks, and 10 officials. Nepotism, which involves assigning jobs to relatives or friends using a public office in this case, is just one of the examples used by the Secretary of the Interior to highlight the corruption in the Judiciary and the need for reform.
In addition to nepotism, Rosa Icela Rodríguez listed other problems present in the Judiciary, such as cases of people who have not received a verdict, including 6,097 of the 21,000 individuals deprived of liberty in federal centers who have yet to have a judicial resolution. Regarding the excesses within this institution, the amparo suits and suspensions filed against laws, projects, and public policies are highlighted, including 161 amparos against the Electricity Industry Law, 5 amparos against the National Guard Law, and a series of amparos against various legislations and public policies.
The data presented by the Secretary of the Interior aims to expose the need to address the issues of nepotism, lack of case resolution, as well as the amparos and suspensions filed, as part of efforts to combat corruption and improve the functioning of the Judiciary in Mexico.
