Ricardo Anaya Allegedly Bribed to Support the Energy Reform
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Ricardo Anaya Allegedly Bribed to Support the Energy Reform

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Thu, 08/26/2021 - 18:40

Documents revealed by FGR claim to prove that Ricardo Anaya was bribed to vote in favor of the Energy Reform. The accusation is based on the testimony of former PEMEX Director Emillio Lozoya Austin, along with three additional witnesses. Anaya was called to testify at a preliminary hearing earlier in the week but fled the country instead of attending, claiming that the summons was an act of political persecution against him and that he would be willing to testify if President López Obrador’s brothers also testified regarding accusations of corruption made against them by journalists.  

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CDP Recognizes Companies Fighting Climate Change

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