Friday, March 29

Investigation against López-Gatell is the product of rancor, hatred and politicking, says AMLO

After a federal judge ordered the Attorney General’s Office (FGR) to investigate Hugo Lopez-Gatell for his alleged responsibility for the deaths caused by COVID-19President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador back to the Undersecretary of Health and assured that the demands are the product of the resentment, the hate and the politicking.

Questioned on this subject during the morning press conference this Thursday, the president affirmed that the accusations against the official are a “injustice” and acts of bad faith.

“The services provided to society by Dr. Hugo López-Gatell have been exceptional, he is a first-class professional. It is fortunate that we have a knowledgeable professional in such a difficult circumstance with this one. He is one of the best pandemic specialists in the world. He is an authority, a decent, honest person, a true public servant,” he praised.


The head of the executive blamed the “conservatives” for promoting this demand, because “their forecasts of disaster have not worked out for them” and said that Hugo López-Gatell came to clean the entire health system, that was on the ground, a product of the corruption of previous governments.

“(The investigation) is product of rancor, hatred and politicking, respectfully. I know that Dr. Hugo López-Gatell is a responsible professional. Since the pandemic began we have served everyone. Imagine what it was like to build a health system that was on the ground, characterized by corruption. They even stole the money from the medicines”, he recriminated.

“They are overwhelmed, it is a totally irrational thing. But it’s not just those who file complaints, it’s those at the top and many people who are susceptible to handling, which are not few, there are millions, because that is how conservatism is”, he reiterated.

Finally, López Obrador assured that his administration will provide legal, political and moral support “to a colleague” responsible for the policy against COVID-19. “There are the results“, he claimed.


Judge orders the FGR to investigate López-Gatell

Last week, a judge ordered the General Prosecutor of the Republic investigate the Undersecretary of Health, Hugo Lopez-Gatell, due to the death of people due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ganther Alejandro Villar Ceballos, Federal Control Judge, determined that the FGR cannot be omitted in the investigation and in any case must issue a well-founded and motivated response that explains why it would not carry out the investigation.

The investigation was ordered based on a complaint that, in November 2020, the relatives of Felipe del Carmen Jiménez Pérez and Eber Álvarez Zavala, who died of COVID-19, presented to the FGR.

The relatives of the victims, who they were employees of the lawyer Javier Coello Trejo, charged the federal official with the crime of lack of duty of care, being responsible for managing the pandemic and not taking the necessary actions to prevent the death of people.



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