Mario Marín (politician)
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Mario Marín | |
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Melquiades Morales | |
| Succeeded by | Rafael Moreno Valle Rosas |
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| Born | Mario Plutarco Marín Torres June 28, 1954 Nativitas Cuautempan, Puebla |
| Political party | Institutional Revolutionary Party |
| Spouse | Margarita García |
| Profession | Lawyer, Politician |
Mario Plutarco Marín Torres (born June 28, 1954) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the
Personal life and education
Marín was born to Crecencio Marín and Blandina Torres in
Political career
Marín is an active member of the
In 2004 he ran for the governorship of Puebla as the PRI candidate; he won the elections held in November 2004 and took office on February 1, 2005. Prior to the controversy that exploded around him in February 2006, he was widely believed to be entertaining presidential ambitions with a view to the 2012 elections. His term ended on January 31, 2011.
Controversy
On February 14, 2006, several telephone conversations between Kamel Nacif Borge and Mario Marín were revealed by the Mexico City daily La Jornada, causing a media frenzy. In these profanity-laden and misogynistic conversations, Nacif and Marín — whom the textile magnate referred to as mi góber precioso, loosely translated as "my gorgeous governor" or "my precious governor", and described as "my hero" — were exposed discussing jailing journalist Lydia Cacho, after she accused Nacif of pedophilia in her book los Demonios del Éden. Soon after, many sectors of the public took up the call for the resignation of Marin, whom they too began to call "el precioso Marín" and "mi góber precioso".
In response to the controversy, the Puebla governor went on national television, saying that the voice in the taped conversations was not his, adding that though he knew Kamel Nacif, he considered him a persona non grata. He later confessed that it was his voice and that he had held these conversations with Nacif, but claimed the recordings were used out of context.
On March 13, 2006 Lydia Cacho sued Mario Marín in a federal court for bribery, influence trafficking, conspiracy to rape and abuse of authority.[1][2][3]
On January 25, 2007, the justices of the
On February 3, 2021, Marín was arrested in Acapulco and charged with torturing Cacho. He was transferred to Cancun.[5]
External links
- "The Journalist, the King, and the Guv" (El Universal)
- "The Puebla case" CityMayors
- Mario Marín´s priorities (Puebla, México) E-consulta on YouTube
References
- ^ Mi gober, tú eres el héroe: Kamel Nacif a Mario Marín
- ^ Exige PRD renuncia a gobernador por caso Lidia Cacho
- ^ Defamation Case Raises Issues of Fairness in Mexico
- ^ "Mexican Court Finds No Violation of Rights in Jailing of Journalist (Published 2007)". The New York Times.
- ^ "FGR detiene en Acapulco a Mario Marín, exgobernador de Puebla". Aristegui Noticias (in Spanish). February 3, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
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