With 6 votes in favor and 5 against, this consultation was approved this Thursday, October 1st, virtually by the ministers that make up the SCJN.
The question posed by Lopez Obrador was: "Do you agree or not that the competent authorities, in accordance with applicable laws and procedures, should investigate and, if necessary, sanction the alleged commission of crimes by former presidents Carlos Salinas de Gortari, Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de León, Vicente Fox Quesada, Felipe Calderón Hinojosa and Enrique Peña Nieto before, during and after their respective administrations?
However, some ministers decided to modify the question originally posed to adjust it to the limits of the Constitution, as follows:
It is expected that the consultation will take place in 2021 where at least 2 million citizens will participate, but although AMLO is the main driving force behind this consultation, he said that he would vote against prosecuting them because he wants to avoid "revenge".
It is worth mentioning that this Thursday morning, the President of Mexico asked the Plenary of the Supreme Court to allow the participation of the citizens in a consultation, and assured that he would send an initiative to reform Article 35 of the Magna Carta if his proposal was rejected by the Court.
With information from El Periódico.
