Ex-Pemex CEO Testified that Lawmakers Took Bribes, AMLO Says
- Lopez Obrador says bribery was used to pass energy reform bill
- Corruption case supports ruling party ahead of midterm vote
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A former head of Mexico’s state oil giant Petroleos Mexicanos is testifying that lawmakers were bribed to pass a 2014 reform that opened the energy sector to private investment, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday.
Lopez Obrador said that Emilio Lozoya, who was extradited from Spain this month to face corruption charges in Mexico, is shining light on how money was distributed to legislators.