Andrés Manuel López Beltrán denies corruption ties and calls accusations a smear campaign, Digi Mart USA News (Mexico): Andrés Manuel López Beltrán denied any links to corruption involving businessman Jorge Amílcar Olán Aparicio, as well as an alleged connection to a fiscal fuel-smuggling network known as huachicol fiscal. In a video posted to his social media accounts, he said the accusations are part of a “dirty war” orchestrated by political interests seeking to discredit him, his father, former president Andrés Manuel López Obrador, and the movement they lead.
In his message, López Beltrán pointed to “potentates” and media owners, including Ricardo Salinas Pliego, as well as journalists and American agencies, whom he accused of being behind the attacks. He claimed the allegations are driven by a desire to recover privileges that he said were taken away when the Fourth Transformation (4T) came to power.
“All of this is motivated by political interest. These attacks come and are directed because those who were previously in power, and I am not referring to parties or politicians who pretended to be in command of the country, but to those who truly governed and exercised power: the potentates, the richest men in Mexico, the oligarchy, the great corrupt,” he said.
López Beltrán stressed that, unlike his accusers, he and his family are not corrupt and lack wealth, ostentatious properties or money abroad. He reiterated that it is false that he maintains complicit relationships, partners or front men, and said no one has ever presented evidence supporting such claims.
Finally, he rejected having any commercial relationship with Olán Aparicio, reaffirming his position that the accusations are unfounded and part of a strategy to discredit him.
Separately, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced she will visit a secondary school in Mexico City to hold a reading session with students, as part of the recent restriction on mobile device use in the country’s 260,000 basic education schools. The measure, which took effect Tuesday, aims to reduce cell phone use and encourage other forms of recreation among students.
Sheinbaum said that alongside the reading, a campaign promoting physical games will begin, intended to show students that recreational alternatives exist beyond digital devices. The meeting with students will be private to protect their identities and will mark the start of the new educational initiative.
The regulation was announced by Education Secretary Mario Delgado Carrillo, who said the restriction applies to both primary and secondary schools, prohibiting cell phone use during classes and recess. The Public Education Secretariat (SEP) has called on teachers, through its social media, to encourage activities such as board games, reading and sports during recess to stimulate students’ imagination and creativity.
In another announcement, Sheinbaum said that on November 10 she will receive young people recognized in international mathematics and science competitions. She expressed her commitment to supporting them so they can participate in new contests and develop their inventions.
She also said the SEP and the National Commission of Physical Culture and Sport (Conade) are working on a strategy for medal-winning athletes to visit public schools and share their experiences with students, promoting greater interest in sport and education.
