The president of the National Anti-Corruption System (SNA), Vania Pérez Morales, is considering leaving Mexico after receiving threats for requesting an investigation into Adán Augusto López Hernández, leader of the Morena senators. During an interview with journalist Azucena Uresti, Pérez Morales explained that when her term as head of the National Anti-Corruption System ends, she may request asylum from authorities in a foreign country to protect her life. Vania Pérez’s term at the SNA ends on January 28.
At the end of last year, after it was revealed that López Hernández had failed to declare millions of pesos to the Tax Administration Service (SAT), Pérez called on the relevant authorities to investigate him. “It has been complicated because there have been many voices telling me I should remain silent, to be careful, veiled threats regarding my safety,” the official said during the interview. “There is a lot of concern because it seems that in this country nothing outrages us.” “We have a senator whose statements are inconsistent and who may have ties to a criminal group, and nothing happens,” she added. Adán Augusto López has been accused of appointing Hernán Bermúdez Requena to head security in Tabasco. Bermúdez Requena later became the leader of La Barredora, a criminal group that originated as the armed wing of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG).
The president of the National Anti-Corruption System (SNA) said that citizens “cannot allow this to be the fate of their country; there are more of us, honest Mexicans.” She also stated that she will file a complaint in the coming days regarding the threats she has received. If she does not deem it necessary to leave the country, Pérez will return to teaching at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). “I feel vulnerable. I am worried about my safety and that of my family. I am concerned that those who speak out are silenced by force or removed from their positions,” she said.
In September, following accusations that his tax payments did not match his income in 2023 and 2024, Adán Augusto López addressed the issue. The Morena party senator explained that he paid 13.6 million pesos to the Tax Administration Service (SAT) in 2023 and 9.1 million pesos in 2024, for a total of 22.8 million pesos. He maintained that these taxes complied with the legal requirement of representing between 33% and 35% of income. Previously, an investigative report by N+Focus revealed last week that the legislator received 79 million pesos from private companies between 2023 and 2024, but failed to include these payments in his asset declarations.
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