The next Secretary of Economy, Marcelo Ebrard and Juan Ramon de la FuenteMexico’s next foreign minister, responded in a joint letter to the criticism of the US ambassador, Ken Salazar and to The Washington Post newspaperand noted that “the United States has no right to criticize the judicial reform from Mexico”.
“With the majority obtained in the June elections in Mexico, the president-elect could simply fill the Supreme Court with their supporters, as the leaders of many other countries do,” they added in an open letter.
They also claim that the support of Sheinbaum to the direct elections of Judiciary It is an expression of support for Mexican democracy and judicial independence from any government or leader.
Responses occur after The Washington Post argued in an article that “the judicial reform “AMLO’s government must disappear.” For this reason, Ebrard and de la Fuente recalled that “Mexico is in the process of carrying out a much-needed reform to its justice system, with the aim of strengthening and reinforcing its transparency and efficiency.”
In this regard, they warn that both the American ambassador Ken Salazar, as The Washington Post, They have criticized this national exercise, arguing that the direct election of magistrates and judges, an important feature of the initiative but not the only change under consideration, somehow threatens Mexican democracy.
“Contrary to the Post’s argument that Mexico’s internal affairs are a matter of hemispheric interest, such interference is contrary to the UN-recognized principle that nations have a duty not to intervene in matters that are within the domestic jurisdiction of another state.”
The specific nature of the argument put forward by the Post and Salazar suggests a double standard: what is a virtue in the US is a flaw in Mexico.
Marcelo Ebrard and Juan Ramon de la Fuente
In the US they also elect judges and magistrates
Marcelo Ebrardand Juan Ramon de la Fuente They point out that in the United States many states elect members of the judiciary by popular vote, as proposed by the Mexican reform.
“Americans seem to find this practice reliable, and Mexico has never suggested that American democracy is in danger because of this. Good neighborliness has extended to Mexico’s respect for the president’s most recent proposal. Joe Biden to reform the U.S. Supreme Court, published by the Post on July 29.”
The members of the next legal cabinet of the president-elect Claudia Sheinbaum They warned that comprehensive judicial reform merits a broad internal debate, such as the one that took place in Mexico during the recent electoral process.
“Just as Mexico respects the U.S. right to self-determination through its political processes, even when the results of these do not favor Mexican interests, the U.S. must show the same respect for Mexico’s sovereign quest for a judiciary more transparent, accountable and independent, carried out through our internal constitutional legal procedures.”
Marcelo Ebrardand Juan Ramon de la Fuente They express that the Mexican people are capable of judging what is best for their own interests” and the United States “should not deprive them of their rights by suggesting otherwise.”
“(Mexico) will remain open to any constructive dialogue and any exchange of ideas that is in line with our democratic values, as long as these conversations are based on the deep respect that Mexico and the United States have for each other and for their sovereignty.”
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“We are neighbours, we are friends and we are partners in growth, in building prosperity for our common future,” they conclude.