Mexico's congress votes to remove politicians' legal immunity

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Guardian


The vote to remove politicians’ immunity is meant to curb corruption and lessen perceptions Mexico’s political class can act above the law

David Agren
@el_reportero
Fri 20 Apr 2018 16.25 EDT Last modified on Fri 20 Apr 2018 17.59 EDT

Mexico’s lower house of Congress has voted to remove politicians’ immunity from prosecution, a move meant to curb corruption and impunity and lessen perceptions the country’s political class can act above the law.

Under the constitutional changes approved late on Thursday, the country’s president – who can currently only be impeached for treason and “serious crimes of the common order” – could be put on criminal trial while in office, but only after a vote in congress.

“This bill will put an end to the impunity that prevails in Mexico’s political circles,” congressman Jesús Álvarez López of the leftist Morena party told AP.

Politicians from all sides were quick to claim credit for the changes – which have long been pushed by parties while in opposition but blocked by the party in power.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/20/mexico-congress-politician-legal-immunity-vote

[sandensea]

1. Congressional Republicans, on the other hand, wouldn't remove Cheeto's

even if Putin himself gave them all the bribe receipts, and Cheeto followed that by shooting Magoo in the middle of Fifth Avenue.

[lark]

2. No, I think if Russia releases the tape on drumpf showing he's a total traitor, he's burnt toast.

Yes, the KKK types will still support him but everyone else would peel off. It will take verified tape or video before this would happen, though.

[sandensea]

3. I hope so - although leaving us with Dense Pense would be no improvement.

He's even more extreme than Trump, and just as connected to Russiagate (Putin hand-picked him as Cheeto's running mate, after all - care of his brother Ed's ties to the Russian Gov't.).