The Specialized Prosecutor’s Office in matters of Electoral Crimes (FISEL) of the Attorney General’s Office (FGR) arrives at this election day with a cumulative of 176 complaints for alleged electoral crimes, within the framework of the presidential, senatorial and federal deputy elections.
José Agustín Ortiz Pinchetti, head of the FISELreported that these complaints are being investigated by public ministries to ensure the legality and transparency of the process.
Since the beginning of the 2023-2024 Electoral Process, last September, FISEL has received 134 complaints through its Single Service Window and the Federal Prosecutor’s Offices of the FGR.
Additionally, 42 complaints came through the FISETEL and FISENET Citizen Assistance Systems, accessible through the number 800 833 7233 and the website fisenet.fgr.org.mx.
In total, these systems have managed 6,608 citizen requests, of which 5,900 were requests for guidance and 666 were sent to local electoral prosecutors’ offices. The remaining 42 complaints were integrated into the total of 176 active complaints that FISEL is currently investigating.
Training and Operations
To ensure an effective response, around seven thousand public officials from the FGR have received intensive training on the General Law on Electoral Crimes. Since May 27, FISEL personnel have been strategically deployed at the headquarters of the 32 Federal Prosecutor’s Offices of the FGR throughout the country, prepared to receive complaints in person and through FISETEL and FISENET.
Ortiz Pinchetti stressed that the public servants of the FISEL and the FGR are ready to receive complaints throughout the election day, ensuring that the reinforced complaint systems will operate before, during and after the election.
Illegal Conduct and Sanctions
During this election day, the authorities are particularly attentive to various illicit conduct that could occur.
These include the purchase or coercion of the vote, the theft or destruction of electoral material, the obstruction of the installation or closure of polling stations, the improper use of public resources or social programs for electoral purposes, proselytizing in polling stations, the stuffing of ballot boxes, multiple voting and improper retention of voter credentials.
According to the General Law on Electoral Crimes, more than 100 illicit behaviors are criminally punishable, with penalties that can reach up to 15 years in prison.
The head of FISEL, José Agustín Ortiz Pinchetti, emphasized the commitment of the Prosecutor’s Office to guarantee the integrity of the electoral process and to act firmly against any attempt at fraud or manipulation.
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