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PAN: 'No Right to Pardon for Gov’t Officals'
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February 26, 2010
Mexico City – The Senate leader of the National Action Party (PAN), Gustavo Madero Muñoz, proposed to modify constitutional privilege so that government officials and lawmakers who commit crimes would be processed without the right to pardon if found guilty.
The senator said that in regards to lawmakers, constitutional privilege should be limited to guaranteeing the “inviolability of their opinions.”
The initiative for reforms to Articles 61 and 11 of the Constitution was submitted Thursday to the Chamber of Senators for discussion.
The initiative states that concerning serious crimes, deputies and senators would be prosecuted, as well as members of the Supreme Court, electoral judges, and state secretaries, including the federal attorney general.
Also included are the mayor of Mexico City, members of the Legislative Assembly, the attorney general of Mexico City, counselors of the Federal Electoral Institute (IFE), and even the president.
Furthermore, governors, local deputies and judges would be prosecuted for committing serious crimes.
“If they are convicted for a crime committed during their administration, criminals would not be granted the right to pardon,” Muñoz said.
He recalled that the decision made by the Supreme Court on Feb. 22 stated that parliamentary immunity has limits when lawmakers express their opinions regarding matters that are not related to their lawmaking.
“Our goal is that lawmakers have the same status as citizens in terms of illicit conduct that leads to prosecution,” he said.
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