National Anti Corruption Organization (One) demanded the removal of the minister Yasmin Esquivel Mossa, accused of plagiarize his bachelor’s thesis, while the matter is under investigation.
The NGO demanded that the facts be clarified and if he is found guilty, your professional license has been revoked, so that she could not be elected to the office of the President Supreme Court of the Country (SCJN)Which will be voted on in January.
He also requested that procedures and investigations “free from any interference from the federal executive”, before the recent announcements of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador In which he indicated that the minister had “acted with great integrity.”
urged academic officials of ONEA National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), the institution for which Esquivel was titled, to carry out an “effective and efficient” review process.
In the event of irregularities being found, he pointed out, Vania requested the imposition of administrative sanctions, “such as revoking his professional license.”
“We also remember that, if convicted of these charges, Esquivel Mousa will fail to meet the minimum requirements for the presidency and even the position of minister in the country’s highest court ,” he insisted.
In view of this, the organization proposed to remove the minister from office during the investigation of the matter, “for protect honor and good reputation of the Supreme Court”.
“Plagiarism is a crime another way Corruption It must be eradicated from the university space and from any sphere of public life”, he insisted.
We join the voices of the citizens and demand that the possible plagiarism in the thesis of Minister Yasmin Esquivel be clarified as soon as possible.
to defend the honor of @SCJNWe request you to step down till the situation is resolved. pic.twitter.com/QaCIKKO41D
– One Mexico (@oneamexico) December 28, 2022
Last week, author and academic UNAM, William Sheridan The accused minister, Yasmin Esquivel Mossa, alleged plagiarism of her undergraduate thesis, which is practically identical to the one submitted a year earlier by another law student.
According to Sheridan, there are two other similar theses, one of 2007 and another from 2010also directed by the same academic, graduate Martha Rodriguez Ortiz.
“The thesis is plagiarized to such a virulent degree that it remains only to assume that thesis director Rodríguez Ortiz and intern Esquivel Mossa acted in common agreement in the elaboration of the fraud,” it says in its text.
In view of this, UNAM calls it a “comprehensive comparison” and the said analysis concludes that “There is a high degree of coincidence between the two texts.,
He also informed that the result of this analysis will be informed Academic and Scientific Integrity Committee of the FES Aragon, The body that should decide on the existence of plagiarism and its consequences.
In contrast, Esquivel denied that it was plagiarism and assured that he had started writing his thesis. one year ago of ‘similar’ thesis. he also introduced a complaint to public prosecutor “For the alleged plagiarism of my thesis project,” he said in a statement.
The minister also said that it is a “rogue missionWhich intends to interfere in the selection process for the post of President of the Supreme Court.
The allegations have sparked controversy among politicians, organizations and citizens. They also started two petitions on the Change.org platform demanding the minister’s resignation and sanction.
In return, Senator kenya lopez rabadan demanded that Esquivel Moosa be removed from office while the matter is investigated. Similarly, it maintained that if plagiarism is proved, a indictment to remove him from his post.
In contrast, the President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador defended the minister and said that “he has acted with great integrity” and supported “his infiltration” into the judiciary. He affirmed that “there is no doubt” that one of the two theses “is plagiarized”, but “who plagiarized whom” needs to be investigated.
On January 2, after the departure of the minister, a vote will be held on who will take over as the new President of the Supreme Court of the Nation Arturo Zaldivar.
Along with Yasmin Esquivel, the minister is also seeking the position Norma Lucía Pina Hernández and her comrades, ministers Alfredo Gutierrez Ortiz Mena, Javier Lénez Potisec and Alberto Pérez Dayan.
