A group of hackers entered the archives of the Mexican Army and extracted millions of documents with information and communications that reveal everything from the state of health of President López Obrador to military investigations and surveillance of politicians, criminal leaders, activists and opponents of the government.
These are some of the most relevant findings —so far— from the hacking of the Mexican Army (if you need context, you can watch this interview on YouTube with Alex Argüelles, Jonathan López Torres and Hiram Camarillo or read this Article).
- The Army maneuvers to reduce its exposure to Ayotzinapa. General Luis Crescencio Sandoval, head of the Mexican Army, has used his influence to “hinder the work” of civilian investigators and prevent the Ayotzinapa case from hitting the Armed Forces. “One of the documents advises instructing the soldiers to testify, in addition to convincing the IACHR experts that it was not a State crime.” (MCCI Y Process)
- The Central Military Hospital treats VIP patients. Latinus tells in this story that legislators, diplomats and “people close to President López Obrador” have received attention at the Social Security Institute for the Mexican Armed Forces (ISSFAM). Some names: the trade unionist Napoleón Gómez Urrutia, the auxiliary bishop Francisco Daniel Rivera or an aunt of Rosa Icela Rodríguez, secretary of Public Security. (Latinus)
- The Army warns of the possibility of narco-governments in Campeche, Chiapas, Tabasco and Veracruz. “Of the 4 states with governments of ‘morenista’ extraction, Veracruz is the state with the highest criminal incidence, and this can be related to the presence of members of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) in most of the entity,” says a military intelligence document (Process)
- The Army spies on locals and strangers. The Army has used software like Pegasus to spy on journalists and social activists without the knowledge of President López Obrador —supposedly his “supreme command”— and has monitored the steps of senators, deputies and governors of all political parties, registering “from the type of blood they have to relevant data such as whether they have links to organized crime.” (The country).
- The Army spies on the activities of the EZLN. SEDENA has constantly monitored the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN) and organizations related to the movement, in relation to the Mayan Train and other megaprojects in the south-southeast of Mexico, which they openly oppose. (Midian Wasp)
