No Deadline: Mexico Has Yet to Receive Evidence from the U.S. Against Sinaloa Governor
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
MEXICO CITY – President Claudia Sheinbaum stated on Tuesday that there is no deadline for the U.S. Department of Justice to present evidence in the case against Sinaloa Governor Rubén Rocha Moya, who has been accused by Washington of alleged ties to drug trafficking. "There is no deadline (to receive the evidence). There is no deadline. There would be a deadline if it were a formal extradition trial," the president noted during her morning press conference. On April 29, the Southern District of New York Prosecutor's Office released the indictment against Rocha Moya, who requested a leave of absence from his position, along with nine other officials for allegedly "conspiring with leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel to import massive amounts of narcotics into the U.S. in exchange for political support and bribes." Following this, an urgent detention request was made against the accused, which the Mexican government has rejected, citing a "lack of evidence." In this context, Sheinbaum explained that the request received by the Mexican government pertains to an "urgent detention request for extradition purposes" and not to a formal extradition trial. The president emphasized that the request was made by a specific office within the U.S. Department of Justice and not by the U.S. government itself. "What a specific office of the U.S. Department of Justice requested, because this is very relevant, (...) is an urgent detention for extradition purposes. This is very important because there is another thing which is the extradition trial," she indicated.
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