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Segob Chief Denies Criminal Pacts in Senate Hearing, Vows Consequences

At a Senate hearing tied to Sheinbaum’s first report, the interior secretary flagged a forthcoming reform to bolster investment certainty focused on anti-money-laundering.

Overview

  • Rosa Icela Rodríguez said the federal government has no pacts with criminal groups and promised zero tolerance for corruption and impunity.
  • She warned that anyone who crosses the line of the law will face consequences regardless of position or affiliation.
  • Her defense followed recent disclosures involving Morena figures, including the “marinos huachicoleros” case and questions around former Tabasco security chief Hernán Bermúdez Requena.
  • Rodríguez asserted that Mexico maintains peace and governability and said the federal security strategy is working through coordinated efforts across all levels of government.
  • She told business leaders that a reform is being prepared to provide legal certainty for investments and to strengthen measures against money laundering.