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Mexican government shields officials from corruption probe

Mexican government shields officials from corruption probe | iNFOnews.ca
FILE - In this Sept. 3, 2018 file photo, Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto waves to guests as he arrives to deliver his sixth and final State of the Nation address at the National Palace in Mexico City. The Pena Nieto adminsitration is looking to protect itself from future investigation of corruption once it leaves power. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

MEXICO CITY – Less than two months before President Enrique Pena Nieto leaves offices, his administration is seeking to shield itself from a corruption investigation that has the potential to sweep up federal officials.

The presidency’s legal office filed a motion with the Supreme Court seeking to protect federal officials from being targeted in a criminal process in Chihuahua state over public funds purportedly diverted to a campaign of the governing Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI for its initials in Spanish.

It is the first publicly known case in which the president’s legal office has sought to protect him and his officials in a corruption investigation.

The Supreme Court received the filing Oct. 11, but it was not made public until the newspaper Reforma published its contents Wednesday. The legal document is public.

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