The capital’s Congress appointed Bertha María Alcalde Luján as head of the Attorney General’s Office of Mexico City (FGJCDMX) by 51 votes in favor and 15 against; The woman will take office on January 10 for a period of four years.
After protesting the law before the plenary session of the Third Local Legislature, the new prosecutor stated:
“It is very important that we have citizens monitoring the work that we are going to do, I think that, as they said, this has been a very transparent process… And we are determined to work very hard to strengthen access to justice.” ‘.
It is worth remembering that last January, the capital’s Congress did not reach the qualified majority of votes required to approve the ratification of Ernestina Godoy Ramos in the position of prosecutor of the country’s capital and Ulises Lara later took over as manager.
When substantiating the opinion before the full chamber on behalf of the Justice Administration and Prosecution Commission, Alberto Martínez Urincho (Morena) requested its approval for “broad and unquestionable legitimacy.”
Jesús Sesma, coordinator of the PVEM faction, said that the appointment of the new prosecutor is a fundamental act to guarantee prompt, impartial and effective justice for all residents of the capital.
He assured that Mayor Luján has a solid academic background, an outstanding professional career and the necessary capabilities to take on the challenge of being a prosecutor in the country’s capital.
“His vision and experience assure us that he will continue working for a prosecutor’s office that represents and defends the rights of the most vulnerable sectors of society.”
For the PAN, Andrés Atayde announced the vote of his parliamentary faction against the appointment of the woman for identifying in her a “potential conflict of interest”, and raised the need to reform the prosecutor’s office in a comprehensive manner in order to substantially improve the administration of justice.
The coordinator of the PRI bench, Tania Larios, stated that it will be up to everyone to raise their voices demanding effective justice.
“More than ever, Mexico City needs a transparent prosecutor’s office capable of rising to the occasion. The new prosecutor will inherit a monumental challenge. In the city, 99.1% of crimes go unpunished, nine out of ten cases never find an answer, they never have a face behind bars nor is there any reparation for the damage, and more than 1 million files are open and waiting on the shelves of the prosecutor’s office. to be prosecuted,” he said.
