Ferriz accuses Mexico's prosecutors of shielding ruling-party allies

His interview with Manuel López San Martín argues that federal justice treats government critics and political insiders differently.

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0:08Ferriz alleges that federal prosecutors pursue opposition figures and critical journalists selectively.
1:08López San Martín argues that Godoy's Morena ties undermine impartial prosecution.
3:20Ferriz recalls an earlier interview to argue that presidential instructions influenced investigations of opponents.
4:49The speakers contrast action against critics with procedural obstacles they say confront complaints involving political insiders.
8:29They argue that political control of autonomous institutions threatens Mexico's democratic accountability.

Pedro Ferriz argues that Mexico's federal prosecution service pursues opposition figures and critical journalists while putting obstacles in the way of investigations involving people close to the ruling Morena party.

In an interview on Mexico's Azteca Noticias morning program Hechos AM, Ferriz and host Manuel López San Martín present that contrast as a threat to institutional independence. Their discussion is political commentary alleging selective justice, rather than an announcement of a new court finding.

The institution at the center of their criticism is the Fiscalía General de la República, or FGR, which investigates and prosecutes federal crimes. It is constitutionally autonomous. Its head, Ernestina Godoy, became federal attorney general in December 2025 after serving as President Claudia Sheinbaum's legal counsel. López San Martín argues that her ties to Morena compromise her willingness to investigate the party's allies.

Ferriz contrasts what he describes as rapid action against government adversaries with demands for formal complaints and additional evidence when accusations concern people in power. He also recalls an earlier interview with Santiago Nieto, a former head of Mexico's Financial Intelligence Unit, to support his contention that presidential instructions have influenced investigations of opponents. That account is Ferriz's recollection, not fresh testimony from Nieto in this interview.

The discussion moves through disputed legal cases, the handling of corruption complaints and a former defense minister's release after detention in the United States. The speakers use those examples to argue that protection for political insiders extends beyond an individual prosecutor.

Near the end, Ferriz broadens the question from prosecutorial decisions to whether Mexico's democracy can function when supposedly independent institutions are, in his assessment, controlled by those they should scrutinize.