Sinaloa Governor Rocha Moya Takes New 30-Day Leave After 1 Day Back
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Updated · Los Angeles Times · Aug 23
Sinaloa Governor Rocha Moya Takes New 30-Day Leave After 1 Day Back
3 articles · Updated · Los Angeles Times · Aug 23
Summary
30 days after resuming office for just one day, Sinaloa Gov. Rubén Rocha Moya asked state lawmakers for another leave following a backlash over his return.
112 days of prior absence had begun after U.S. prosecutors in April indicted Rocha and nine current or former Sinaloa officials on drug-trafficking and cartel-collaboration charges; he denies wrongdoing.
Claudia Sheinbaum and other Morena figures publicly rebuked his comeback, with the president saying no personal interest should outweigh the nation and the people.
The case is the first U.S. indictment of a sitting Mexican governor, and Mexico has so far refused a U.S. request to detain Rocha for extradition, saying the evidence is insufficient.