The situation has generated a climate of tension in the final stretch of the electoral campaign. Álvarez Máynez Accuses the PRI of Fabricating a Criminal Case.
The presidential candidate of Movimiento Ciudadano (MC), Jorge Álvarez Máynez, has denounced that the Nuevo León Prosecutor’s Office is trying to build a criminal case against him just a few days before the presidential elections.
This accusation occurs in the midst of a tense political environment full of cross accusations.
Álvarez Máynez Accuses the PRI of Fabricating a Criminal Case
Máynez is denounced for manslaughter after stage collapse at rally
The relatives of Juana María Espinosa, one of the nine people who died after the stage collapsed at an MC rally in San Pedro Garza, Nuevo León, announced this Friday, May 31, that they will file a complaint for wrongful death against presidential candidate Jorge Álvarez. Máynez and Lorenia Canavati, candidate for mayor of San Pedro.
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Álvarez Máynez Accuses the PRI of Fabricating a Criminal Case
Accusations of dirty war and fabrication of cases
Álvarez Máynez responded to these accusations by pointing out that it is a dirty war strategy by the Nuevo León Prosecutor’s Office, which is “controlled by the PRI.”
According to the candidate, the prosecution is trying to fabricate a case against him due to the accident in Nuevo León, where nine people died when the stage collapsed during a rally.
“That prosecutor’s office is trying to fabricate a case after the tragedy of the accident that occurred in Nuevo León, in which 9 people died because the stage I was on collapsed,” said Máynez.
He added that both he and the Government of Nuevo León have provided constant care to the victims from the first moment, but now the prosecutor’s office wants to use the incident politically and “put me in jail before the election because they are very desperate.”
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Álvarez Máynez Accuses the PRI of Fabricating a Criminal Case
Civil Protection Summons by the Prosecutor’s Office
During an intervention on the Azucena Uresti program, the correspondent in Nuevo León reported that the heads of Civil Protection of the state and the municipality of San Pedro, Erick Cavazos and Ismael Contreras, were summoned to testify in relation to the accident.
The Nuevo León Prosecutor’s Office opened an investigation file after the collapse of the stage at the rally.
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Álvarez Máynez Accuses the PRI of Fabricating a Criminal Case
Erick Cavazos did not appear at the scheduled hearing due to “an urgent reason”, while Ismael Contreras is scheduled to appear this Friday, May 31.
In addition, the company Pro Audio, in charge of the sound and installation of the temple where the event took place at the El Obispo baseball field, was contacted.
Álvarez Máynez Accuses the PRI of Fabricating a Criminal Case
Máynez’s response and the impact on the campaign
Álvarez Máynez, visibly indignant, stressed that he will face any accusation with the utmost respect for the victims of the tragic event.
“I am not afraid and I am going to face any accusation that comes with the deepest respect for the victims of what happened. I hope everything that needs to be investigated is investigated, that responsibilities are defined,” he stated.
The situation has generated a climate of tension in the final stretch of the electoral campaign. The candidate and his team have denounced a dirty war campaign by his political opponents.
The response of the Prosecutor’s Office and the development of the investigations will be crucial in the coming days, as Mexico prepares for the presidential elections on June 2.
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