Lilia Aguilar Gil, a representative from the Labor Party, urged Lilly Téllez, a senator from the National Action Party (PAN), to request a leave of absence and resign from her parliamentary duties for treason.
The PT member presented a petition to the Senate’s Board of Directors and Political Coordination Board to evaluate Téllez’s conduct for possible acts contrary to the national interest and that could violate constitutional and democratic principles.
In her proposal, Aguilar Gil requested that the Senate Ethics Committee initiate an investigation into Téllez’s statements, stating that they could constitute incitement to hatred, subversion of the constitutional order, or destabilization of the state.
Why is Lilly Téllez accused of treason?
This is due to the interview the PAN member gave to the US media outlet Fox News, in which she asserted that the majority of Mexicans do support US intervention in the fight against cartels, even to the point of classifying them as terrorist organizations, something that President Claudia Sheinbaum has openly rejected.
The call is based on Article 39 of the Constitution, which establishes that national sovereignty resides essentially and originally in the people, and any attempt to violate the constitutional order or undermine the legitimacy of the constituted powers constitutes a direct affront to the nation.
She recalled that, in that interview, Téllez made statements that, according to Aguilar Gil, misinform about the political and social situation in Mexico and promote a hostile narrative from abroad, with clear interventionist overtones.
Furthermore, he emphasized that the senator used an international platform to attack the Mexican government without presenting any evidence, which represents a violation of the principle of non-intervention and could collaborate with interests alien to national sovereignty.
He asserted that Téllez has trivialized and justified these statements, showing sympathy for positions that, in his opinion, constitute a danger to the country’s political stability.
He also recalled that Article 123 of the Federal Penal Code defines treason as acts that threaten the independence, sovereignty, or integrity of Mexico, including support for actors seeking to subvert the constitutional order.
Source: milenio
