A space will be opened for Minister Esquivel to present allegations: Graue

Jesus Estrada

Correspondent

Newspaper La Jornada
Tuesday, January 24, 2023, p. 5

Chihuahua, Chih., The rector of the UNAM, Enrique Graue Wiechers, affirmed that he will not act hastily in the process that follows the minister Yasmín Esquivel Mossa, for the plagiarism of a thesis, and indicated that the house of studies will open a space for the former student to defend herself and present her arguments.

Interviewed at the end of the solemn session in which he was invested with an honorary doctorate by the Autonomous University of Chihuahua, he spoke about the case of Minister Yasmín Esquivel and the possibility that the UNAM files a complaint for plagiarism; He asked to wait for the Ethics Committee that derives from the Honor Commission of the University Council to intervene.

We are in the process of declaring whether or not there was plagiarism; the Academic Integrity Committee (of the Faculty of Higher Studies Aragon) ruled that it did exist, and now the Ethics Committee of the University Council will hear about the issuehe said in response to the statements of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who in his morning conference yesterday summoned him to rule and file a complaint.

He explained that in the process of clarifying it, we are going to open a space where she (Esquivel) can present what suits her and interests her; We will not act hastily in this process, and we will determine what is appropriate.

Graue Wiechers noted that you have to wait for the result (of the process) to arrive, in principle; Of course, if there is plagiarism, we will denounce.

Questioned about the dismissal of Professor Martha Rodríguez Ortiz, who advised Minister Esquivel’s thesis, and whether the dismissal is justified, the UNAM rector replied that she is not a scapegoat, she violated all academic regulations by doing what she did.