Chihuahua Governor María Eugenia Campos appeared before the Office of the Attorney General (FGR) in Mexico City to denounce a simulated legal case [1].
The appearance marks a significant escalation in the tension between state leadership and federal authorities. By transforming a legal summons into a political rally, Campos is signaling a unified front with opposition parties against the current administration.
Campos arrived at the FGR offices accompanied by National Action Party (PAN) leader Jorge Romero and parliamentary leaders Ricardo Anaya and Elías Lixa [1]. The governor said that the federal prosecutor's office summoned her as a witness as a pretext to eventually name her as an accused party [1].
"It is a vulgar simulation," Campos said. "I am summoned as a witness, but they want to fabricate a case and make me the accused" [1].
While the governor focused on the legal proceedings at the FGR, other reports indicate separate movements within the city. One report noted her arrival at the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC) at 11:00 hours [2]. That meeting with Secretary Omar García Harfuch lasted one hour [2].
During the SSPC discussions, officials reportedly addressed a security operation in Chihuahua and the deaths of two CIA agents [2]. These security concerns coincide with the governor's claims of political persecution, adding a layer of geopolitical urgency to the state's internal instability.
Campos used the presence of PAN leadership to frame the legal summons as a political tool rather than a judicial necessity. The governor did not provide specific details regarding the nature of the alleged fabricated case, but said that the summons was a strategy to target opposition figures [1].
“"It is a vulgar simulation," Campos said.”
The intersection of a federal witness summons and a high-level security meeting regarding foreign intelligence casualties suggests a volatile period for Chihuahua's governance. By aligning herself with national PAN leadership during a legal appearance, Campos is attempting to preempt a potential criminal indictment by framing it as political retaliation, thereby shifting the narrative from a judicial matter to a struggle for democratic opposition.
