Mexico City: THE former governor of the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon, charged last August with improper use of his power, was arrested yesterday to prevent him from fleeing, a state official said.
New charges of embezzlement and crimes against state property were also leveled against Rodrigo Medina of Mexico’s ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party — allegations linked to tax incentives given to carmaker Kia Motors during his 2009-2015 tenure, Nuevo Leon’s security spokesman Aldo Fasci said in a radio interview.
He said the arrest order would remain in place for one month, at which time it could be extended. Medina is being held at a prison in Monterrey, officials said.
A lawyer for Medina could not be immediately reached for comment.
Claudia Garcia, a spokeswoman for the state attorney general’s office, said a second line of enquiry also focuses on the wealth acquired by Medina during his time in office.
