The operation has turned into one of the biggest crises for López Obrador since he took office in December. The López Obrador administration has issued conflicting information about what happened in the Oct. 17 capture of Guzmán, who is wanted in the United States on drug charges. Under mounting criticism, López Obrador ordered the defense minister on Thursday to publicly identify the officer who ordered the Culiacan mission. In his Oct. 22 speech, Gaytán referred to the extraordinary power that López Obrador has amassed after crushing the opposition in the July 2018 elections. AD“If [Gaytán’s] argument is that there’s skepticism in the army about our new policy, it’s understandable,” López Obrador told reporters.

Source: Washington Post November 03, 2019 21:07 UTC