General José Francisco Gallardo Rodríguez assures that among the Mexican Armed Forces there are groups that would have pressured President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to support the military force unconditionally, including Salvador Cienfuegos. CNN cannot independently confirm this. Gallardo also believes that the accusation and subsequent arrest of the former defense secretary forces Mexico to review the indoctrination and the military curriculum, since he considers that the alleged crimes of Cienfuegos in the United States are equivalent to treason on Mexican soil. CNN tried to contact the Mexican Ministry of Defense in search of a reaction to this claim, without success. It should be noted that since his arrest in October, retired general Cienfuegos has defended his innocence and his legal team assures that the US had no evidence against him.
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General José Francisco Gallardo Rodríguez assures that among the Mexican Armed Forces there are groups that have put pressure on President Andrés | United States | CNN