Overview
- The INE’s Comisión de Quejas y Denuncias ordered the removal of nine social-media items after Morena filed a complaint that the PRI and its leader Alejandro Moreno linked the ruling party to narcotrafficking.
- The measure covers five posts from Moreno’s personal accounts and four posts or reposts from the PRI account that used terms such as “narcogobierno,” “narcopartido,” “Cártel de Morena” and similar expressions.
- The commission said those expressions could, on a preliminary basis, constitute the false imputation of facts or crimes and adopted precautionary removal orders while denying Morena’s request for a preventive tutela against future statements.
- Alejandro “Alito” Moreno and the PRI rejected the ruling as censorship and announced they will challenge the decision before the Tribunal Electoral (TEPJF) and pursue complaints in other forums.
- INE counselor Arturo Castillo clarified that parliamentary immunity would not apply because the posts were made in a partisan role, and the dispute raises broader questions about the line between political criticism and defamation ahead of the 2027 electoral cycle.