Judge orders ex-Mexican minister to be taken into custody in corruption case

Judge orders ex-Mexican minister to be taken into custody in corruption case

Judge orders ex-Mexican minister to be taken into custody in corruption case

Former Minister of Social Development (Sedesol) Rosario Robles arrives for a hearing on corruption charges at a court in Mexico City, Mexico on August 8, 2019. (REUTERS Photo)

 

 

MEXICO CITY, August 13 (Reuters): A Mexican judge ordered former minister Rosario Robles to be taken into custody pending criminal proceedings in a case involving loss to taxpayers, Mexican media reported on Tuesday.

 

Robles, who for more than 2-1/2 years was the social development minister in the last administration, has appeared in court over prosecutors’ claims that over 5 billion pesos ($258 million) destined for welfare programs under her tenure were unaccounted for, according to local media reports.

 

A lawyer for Robles said on local television that the politician and her team will fight the accusations.