Mexico's Attorney General Steps Down Amid Rising Tensions In Country

Televisa's Vicepresident Sister is set to be a possible replacement

MEXICO.-Until yesterday, Jesús Murillo Karam was settled-in as Attorney General, position which he took on for two years alongside much hesitation from the rest of the political establishment.

A very recent case against him was his failure to prove Raul Salinas' (former Mexican president's brother) illegal enrichment, uncertainty regarding the forced disappearing of the 43 teacher trainees and the increasing fight against drug trafficking in Tierra Caliente. The latter was recently resumed after the arrest of Servando Gómez "La Tuta", leader of "Los Caballeros Templarios" cartel.

Murillo Karam requested his leave of absence for an undefined period, the request was granted. At the moment, some national media forewarned that the former Attorney will be leading the Secretary of Agricultural, Territorial and Urban Development, however this subject isn't as important among social media as his replacement. Which is a doozy.

Image: Eje Central
Image: Eje Central

Last night, during a Televisa News broadcast, it was announced that Federal Attorney Arely Gómez Gónzalez is a possible candidate for Murillo Karam's replacement.

Her name doesn't tell us much, but La Jornada has identified her as sister to Televisa's News Vicepresident, Leopoldo Gómez. This nomination was proposed by President Enrique Peña Nieto, whose links to the media giant have been signaled at and criticized for years.

Nevertheless, no official decision has been taken yet and in order for Arely Gómez to become Attorney General, she will first need the Senate's approval.

Among her previous positions we can find that she was General Secretary of Presidency and Chief Clerk of the Supreme Court of Justice from 2003 to 2006. A year later, she started to work as a Special Prosecutor for Electoral Offenses, afterwards she was promoted Chief of the Judicial Power's Electoral Tribunal National Affairs Unit in 2012.

With information from La Jornada, Milenio and Sin Embargo

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