Due to various complaints of alleged irregularities of an administrative and legal nature, as well as alleged acts of corruption within the different areas of the Federal Consumer Protection Agency (Profeco), the Secretary of the Interior, Adán Augusto López Hernández, agreed with the Secretary of Public Function, Roberto Salcedo Aquino, the removal of three officials from that dependency.
The Ministry of the Interior reported that the general directors of Verification and Defense of Confidence were dismissed of Fuels and the Consumer Protection Office, as well as the legal deputy attorney.
Besides, the titles of the 38 Offices were subject to review Consumer Protection throughout the country.
they replace them
As deputy legal director of Profeco, he was appointed Miguel Angel Chico Herrera; while Guillermo Priego de Wit is the new General Director of Verification and Defense of Fuel Confidence. While, Ruben de Jesus Cervantes Gonzalez protested as the new director general of the Consumer Protection Office.
The Segob informed that these measures were adopted in response to the complaints that were presented before the Secretaries of the Public Function and the Interior and before the Special Prosecutor for Combating Corruption of the Attorney General of the Republic (FGR), regarding alleged administrative and legal irregularities.
Head of Profeco says that they have not told him anything
Ricardo Sheffield, head of Profeco, stated that has not been informed of any irregularity.
Through his Twitter account, Sheffield commented that President López Obrador has not informed him of any irregularity in Profeco, in addition to the fact that he has not signed new appointments in Profeco.
“Today I was with the President, and neither today nor any other day has he asked me or informed me of any irregularity. I have not signed appointments, I do not see support for them,” wrote the headline.
