Roberto Salcedo, head of the Ministry of Public Function (SFP), reported that the agency under his charge investigates 75 complaints against the Ministry of Welfare, which is in charge of the main social programs of the federal government, for breach of the rules of operation of the programs, conflicts of interest, nepotism and diversion of public resources.
“The fight against corruption is real, it is concrete. We are going over the irregularities because we are seriously fighting corruption, ”said the official when he appeared in the Chamber of Deputies for the Third Government Report of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
Before commission legislators, Salcedo pointed out that the SFP is also investigating the purchase of Pegasus spyware, saying that they want to know why it was acquired and why it was used in situations other than intelligence.
“We are substantiating this matter and the Attorney General’s Office will soon have it,” he said.
According to various journalistic investigations, this software from the Israeli company NSO Group was used to monitor activists, journalists, politicians and human rights defenders in Mexico and other countries.
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SFP sanctions 154 million pesos to 155 suppliers
The head of the SFP pointed out that in the fight against impunity, the agency under his charge sanctioned 155 bidders and suppliers with 154 million pesos for providing false information, acting with fraud in contracting procedures and failing to comply with contractual obligations.
When appearing in the Chamber of Deputies, the secretary commented that in administrative responsibility procedures, the universe was 9 thousand files, of which 5,800 were resolved. Of the results, 300 files were referred to the Administrative Court of Justice for serious misconduct, such as diversion of resources and abuse of functions
Salcedo commented that they imposed more than 3,000 administrative sanctions, of which 2,467 were on public servants, from disqualifications, reprimands, suspensions and dismissals and economic sanctions for amounts of 3,658 million pesos.
The official mentioned that the SFP presented 134 complaints of facts before the FGR for the alleged commission of illicit enrichment, improper exercise of public services, improper use of powers, falsification of documents, illegal activities mostly related to acquisitions, goods and services and public work.
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