Political Persecution, the Accusations Against Me: Former New Laredo Edil

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Nuevo Laredo, Tamps., “There is a political persecution that seeks to damage my image and discredit my trajectory. I am accused of irregularities in a public account that was approved by the State Congress and the Tamaulipas Superior Audit, without any observation or denunciation against me,” said Enrique Rivas Cuéllar, former mayor of Nuevo Laredo, linked to proceedings for alleged anomalies committed during his administration.

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A federal judge provisionally suspended the pretrial detention order against the former mayor of Nuevo Laredo, Enrique Rivas Cuéllar, accused of alleged acts of corruption during his municipal administration. The incumbent of the Third District Court, Judith Alhelí Andrade Villafán, considered that there are not sufficient elements to justify the pretrial detention. The decision does not absolve, nor judges the judicial case against the PAN poli…