In a new statement, the New York City Bar Association expressed deep concern about the decision by Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office to open criminal investigations against federal judges for their rulings in cases related to the new judicial reform process in the country. These actions “directly threaten the judiciary’s independence and exacerbate a troubling trend in the relationship between the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches in Mexico,” as well as contradict international standards on judicial independence, the statement says. In February, the Attorney General’s Office (FGR, for its name in Spanish) opened criminal investigations against two judges, Sergio Santamaría Chamú... read more
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