Top Journalist Carmen Aristequi Says Mexican President Got Her Fired Gabriel Stargardter and David Alire Garcia - Reuters
go to original March 20, 2015

Mexican journalist Carmen Aristegui speaks with journalists outside MVS radio station in Mexico City. (Reuters/Edgard Garrido)

A Mexican journalist fired from her popular radio show after helping uncover a conflict of interest scandal that embarrassed President Enrique Pena Nieto said that she believes his office backed her dismissal.

Speaking to a packed room of reporters, Carmen Aristegui urged her former employer, MVS Radio, to reinstate her and colleagues dismissed last week after a row over their support for a platform aimed at uncovering public sector corruption.

This week, the interior ministry urged MVS and Aristegui, a prominent government critic, to resolve their differences. But when asked if she believed her dismissal had been orchestrated by Pena Nieto's office, the 51-year-old said:

"It looks that way because I can't imagine something of this magnitude without at least some kind of consent from the highest presidential power."

Last year, Aristegui's investigative team at MVS revealed Pena Nieto and his wife had bought or used homes owned by a major government contractor, sparking a series of other revelations that have embarrassed his government.

The president has said he acted properly and broke no laws.

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