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AMLO Sends Letter Attacking Judge After Electricity Bill Suspension

MEXICO
  • President Obrador has requested an investigation into Juan Pablo Gomez, the judge who suspended the electricity law, just two days after it became law.
  • AMLO suggests the judge supported "nefarious private-sector actors likely also behind the suspension" and acted improperly over the ruling.
  • Legal scholars and former members of the Supreme Court said that the judge acted appropriately and that the ruling was standard in such situations.
  • The letter clearly demonstrates the resistance the President is willing to impose on all opposing his energy reform initiatives.

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