AMLO Attacks ‘Filthy Rag’ That Linked His Family Member to Graft
- Newspaper reported AMLO’s sister-in-law fired in graft sweep
- Mexico is the riskiest country in the Americas for reporters
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador
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Mexico’s president called one of the nation’s largest newspapers a “filthy rag” after it linked his sister-in-law to a graft scandal.
President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador attacked Reforma newspaper after it reported that several officials from his hometown, including his relative, were forced to step down in a corruption sweep. AMLO, as the president is known, says the allegations haven’t been proved.