But it would threaten fragile alliances between López Obrador and some of the country’s most powerful men and women. He said Trauwitz fought oil theft, and his effort is being misrepresented by the López Obrador administration. That approach leads directly to the Trauwitz case. It was an image López Obrador supporters had clamored for: a uniformed official, paying the price for corruption. One early error in the Trauwitz case, analysts said, was not detaining him when the trial began.

Source: Washington Post November 10, 2019 21:20 UTC