Mexican lawmakers vote overwhelmingly to end presidential immunity

Unknown October 29, 2019 0

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A proposal to allow for the prosecution of Mexican presidents for a wide range of crimes overwhelmingly passed the lower house of Congress on Tuesday, giving the proposal backed by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador a shot of momentum. Under current law, presidents can only be prosecuted for treason.

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