The former president of Mexico from 2006 to 2012, Felipe Calderón spoke through his social networks regarding the sentence received by Genaro García Luna for crimes related to organized crime, who served as Minister of Security during his six-year term.
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Calderón began his speech by pointing out that organized crime is real organized crime. He also admitted that his policies had both successes and failures, towards those who sought to control territory and terrorize Mexico, however “when I left the government, the State advanced, and organized crime retreated”:
Regarding the García Luna case, Calderón emphasized that he never had evidence that his Minister of Security was involved in illegal activities, nor did he have access to the evidence or testimony presented at the trial.
He reiterated that the García Luna case does not detract from the Mexican Government's fight against organized crime. At the end of his publication, Felipe Calderón called on society to consider and compare what his government is doing and what other governments have done to determine whether crime is increasing or regressing.