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The Congress of the Mexican state of Sinaloa approved this Sunday the second leave request from Governor Rubén Rocha Moya, who requested to step down from his post following criticism from the President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, regarding his decision to resume the position after being accused of alleged ties to the Sinaloa Cartel.
The local legislature unanimously approved, in an extraordinary session, the permit for the governor to step away from his position, which should conclude by constitutional mandate on December 31, 2027.
"Unanimously, the leave is approved under the terms requested by Doctor Rubén Rocha Moya," said the president of the state Congress, Manuel de Jesús Guerrero, who sent the file to the Constitutional Issues and Governance Commission to issue the proposal for an interim governor.
The lower house read the document in which Rocha Moya requested to step down for the second time, a decision he made public through a message—on the social network X—on Saturday night, the same day Sheinbaum criticized the official's actions without mentioning him directly.
The Mexican president was questioned this Sunday by the media about this new leave request during an event in Mexico City, to which she responded: "Just as he made the personal decision to return, he also made the personal decision to retire. I believe it is the best for Sinaloa."
"I have not spoken with him (Rocha Moya) since the first time he requested leave," replied the president, who denied having had anything to do with the governor's actions.
Sheinbaum also denied the possibility that this case would affect the movement, referring to the Fourth Transformation, as the ruling party is known in Mexico.
Rocha Moya announced on August 21 that he would resume his role as constitutional governor of Sinaloa, a post he stepped down from on May 1 to appear before the Attorney General's Office (FGR) due to accusations from the United States regarding alleged ties between his government and the Sinaloa Cartel, claims he described as "false" and baseless.
In less than 34 hours and amidst political isolation from the ruling National Regeneration Movement (Morena) party and the president, the governor requested leave again to step down from his position.
"Sinaloa, the nation, and the transformation movement are above everything else," wrote Rocha Moya in a message—on the social network X—in which he announced his second request for leave.
According to Morena and Mexican authorities, Rocha Moya made the "personal decision" to return to the post, while the FGR keeps investigations open regarding the ten individuals accused by the United States Department of Justice of links to drug trafficking, including Rocha Moya.
Due to the above, the political group and Sheinbaum decided to distance themselves from the decision of the official who remains in the crosshairs of authorities for allegedly having provided the Sinaloa Cartel with sensitive information and for drug trafficking towards the United States.
[Publicidad]