Citizen Observatory demands investigation of Guadalupe Taddei for corruption; "no counselor had been accused before"

The Citizen Observatory of the Center for Studies for an Alternative National Project (CEPNA) demanded an investigation into the president counselor of the National Electoral Institute (INE), Guadalupe Taddei Zavala, for alleged acts of corruption and conflicts of interest related to a businessman supplier of electoral materials, as well as the removal from their posts of the officials involved. In a statement signed by ten members of this Observatory, including Jorge Alcocer, José Ramón Cossío and Diego Valadés, the organization argued that the reported irregularities represent damage to its credibility and demanded that administrative and criminal responsibilities be established. It added that various reports published by multiple media outlets have presented documents, photographs and videos regarding an alleged improper relationship between Taddei Zavala and a person who owns companies that supply electoral materials. "In successive reports, widely reproduced in the media, plausible indications of the improper relationship between the president counselor of the National Electoral Institute (INE), Guadalupe Taddei Zavala, and a person who owns companies supplying electoral materials have been documented and shown," she stated. The signatories asserted that collaborators and officials of the Institute hired or appointed by the president counselor herself would also be involved in these reported events. They also mentioned that Taddei and her collaborators have caused damage to the reputation of the INE by allegedly participating in administrative decisions intended to favor a businessman with whom the official would maintain personal relationships. "Something like this had never happened before. No president counselor or electoral counselor of the IFE/INE had previously been singled out for the illegal handling of public funds, conflicts of interest for economic reasons, and corruption," they asserted. The Observatory politically held the deputies of the ruling coalition, the political parties that make it up, and the federal government responsible for the appointments made to the governing bodies of the National Electoral Institute. In particular, it questioned the powers granted to Guadalupe Taddei to unilaterally appoint the heads of the INE's executive directorates, considering that they weakened collegial decision-making on the administration of the body. The signatories pointed out that this situation, together with what they consider the subordination of some electoral counselors to the interests of the government and its party, contributed to the alleged irregularities reported. "We demand that the events that have been exposed be investigated, that responsibilities be established, and that the persons involved be removed from their posts and brought before administrative and criminal justice," they demanded. They warned that the accusations affect citizens' trust in the electoral authority. "In the midst of an electoral process, the severe erosion of citizens' trust in the INE is the greatest damage that Guadalupe Taddei is causing," they concluded. You may be interested in: Guadalupe Taddei, the INE counselor who accumulated superpowers; The Superior Audit of the Federation opens an investigation against the INE, seeing indications of possible corruption in public contracts; "Yeah, yeah, yeah, we'll talk about that later": Sheinbaum avoids making statements about the investigation against the INE. Join our channel! EL UNIVERSAL is now on WhatsApp! From your mobile device, find out the day's most relevant news, opinion articles, entertainment, trends and more. dft