Embattled Veracruz Governor Duarte Offers to Resign to Face Corruption Charges Michael O'Boyle - Reuters
go to original October 12, 2016

Accused by critics of misusing public funds and failing to tackle rampant impunity, departing Veracruz Governor Javier Duarte's six-year term has been notorious for the killings of journalists and violent crime. Duarte has denied any wrongdoing. (AP/Marco Ugarte)

The Mexican governor of the Gulf state of Veracruz said on Wednesday he would resign just weeks before his term ends in order to face corruption charges that have become an embarrassment for the country's ruling party.

Javier Duarte, from the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), denied taking "one cent" of public funds during his term that ends in November. His party lost a local election in June, ending over 80 years of rule by the PRI in oil-rich Veracruz.

Duarte told local television he would ask the state legislature later on Wednesday to accept his resignation.

...Late last month, the PRI suspended Duarte's membership after federal investigators opened an investigation into charges that include the diversion of public funds and embezzlement.

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