Posted 2/23/2024, 6:52:00 PM
Mexican President Accused of Endangering Reporter Over Drug Cartel Allegations
- Mexican president published a NY Times reporter's phone number, claiming the law on protecting personal data doesn't apply to him
- This exposed the reporter to potential danger in one of the world's deadliest countries for journalists
- The situation began when the president angrily denied allegations in a NY Times story about a U.S. investigation into claims his allies took money from drug traffickers
- Mexico's transparency institute is investigating whether the president violated privacy laws, though he has proposed abolishing the institute
- This is the second recent instance of foreign media publishing stories about alleged links between the president's allies and drug cartels