**Senator from MC in Campeche; His Father Detained; Adán and Noroña Accused of Lying**
Jorge Álvarez Máynez, a former presidential candidate from the Movimiento Ciudadano (MC) party, announced on September 10, 2024, that the state government of Campeche, led by Layda Elena Sansores San Román of Morena, has detained the father of Francisco Daniel Barreda Pavón, an MC senator. Álvarez Máynez, who secured 10.4187 percent of the vote in his presidential run, translating to 5,832,105 votes, used social media to confirm the detention.
Álvarez Máynez also accused the Campeche state government of arresting Paul Alfredo Arce Ontiveros, the MC parliamentary group coordinator in the local Congress, right after dropping his children off at school.
“Confirmed: Senator [Daniel Barreda] is there, along with his detained father and our local deputy coordinator, Paul Arce. We are facing illegal detention as a means of coercion to push through the judicial reforms,” said Álvarez Máynez on social media platform X.
MC General Secretary and federal deputy, Juan Ignacio Zavala Gutiérrez, confirmed the detentions after visiting the Oral Trials Room of the Campeche Judicial Power to meet the so-called political prisoners and verify the situation.
“I’m in Campeche and can confirm it: most of Morena is lying. The father of our senator Daniel Barreda is detained here without an arrest warrant,” Zavala Gutiérrez noted, accusing Adán Augusto López Hernández, Morena’s parliamentary coordinator in the Senate, and José Gerardo Rodolfo Fernández Noroña, Senate President, of misleading the public about Barreda’s whereabouts, claiming he was in Mexico City.
Further information reveals that Daniel Barreda was the last opposition senator to cast a vote on the Federal Judicial Power (PJF) reform, which he opposed on September 5, 2024. His stance brought the opposition coalition to 43 votes, blocking the judiciary reform that Morena, PVEM, and PT needed a qualified majority to pass.
Álvarez Máynez further stated that the Campeche state government also detained Arce Ontiveros immediately after dropping his kids at school, calling for suspension of the judicial reform discussions as a response to these actions.
Clemente Castañeda Hoeflich, MC’s group leader in the Senate, labeled the situation a targeted smear campaign and threats against their senator conducted under Layda Sansores’ order.
Despite these accusations, Adán Augusto López Hernández refuted these claims, maintaining that he communicated with Senator Barreda, affirming his not being detained. Hernández insisted on having contacted Campeche’s judicial institutions, which indicated no arrest warrants or probes against the individuals in question.
Governor Layda Sansores San Román and Fernández Noroña both denied the arrests, with Fernández Noroña adding that he spoke with Barreda, who confirmed his whereabouts in Mexico City, urging to continue with the legislative agenda.
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**Political Tensions Emerge with the Arrest of MC Party Members in Campeche**
Recent events in Campeche have sparked significant political tensions between Movimiento Ciudadano (MC) and Morena. As reported earlier, the detentions of Francisco Daniel Barreda Pavón’s father and MC parliamentary coordinator Paul Arce Ontiveros have raised serious allegations and prompted immediate reactions from party leaders and legislators.
Local news outlets report that Layda Sansores, Governor of Campeche, is under immense scrutiny for her administration’s actions, which are perceived as intimidation tactics against political opposition. Barreda Pavón’s opposition to the judicial reform, a crucial piece of legislation for Morena, triggered immediate political backlash. The reform aims to restructure the Federal Judicial Power, which remains a contentious issue within Mexico’s legislative landscape.
Public debates continue as both sides defend their positions passionately. Government officials, including Adán Augusto López Hernández and Gerardo Fernández Noroña, staunchly deny the detentions, maintaining transparency and accountability. Yet, voices from Movimiento Ciudadano insist on misuse of power and demand international attention to what they label as political oppression.
This case represents broader tensions within Mexico’s political arenas, reflecting underlying conflicts between ruling and opposition factions. It underscores the complexities of legislative negotiations and the critical roles parties play in shaping the country’s judicial framework.
As the situation develops, more information surfaces, shedding light on both sympathetic and contrasting perspectives on governance, judicial authority, and democratic principles within Mexico.