Mexican Politics Almost as Bad as in the US

César Duarte was governor of Chihuahua from 2010 to 2016, elected as a member of the PRI Party.  President Enrique Peña Nieto is also a member of the PRI Party.  In part because of allegations of severe financial corruption, Duarte's successor, Carlos Corral, of the PAN Party, had a relatively easy time getting elected Governor of Chihuahua in 2016 on an anti-corruption platform.  (Is this beginning to sound familiar?).  Subsequently, the State of Chihuahua filed 11 charges of aggravated embezzlement against Duarte, including the diversion of about $13 million from public funds into political campaign coffers, and deviation of about $53 million through shell companies.

It has been rumored that Duarte is living in El Paso, where he is said to own 9 homes, including one worth $2.5 million. In September 2017 Governor Corral asked the Mexican Attorney General to extradite Duarte from the US back to Mexico.  After months of delay, Governor Corral in January inquired about the status of the extradition.  The Attorney General's office replied that the order of extradition was imminent. A few days ago, when asked about it, the US Marshall's office in El Paso--the agency that would be responsible for arresting Duarte on an order of extradition--asserted that they have not received any order to extradite ex-Governor Duarte.  Click here for story in Mexico News Today.

 Governor Corral believes the Attorney General's reluctance to extradite Duarte may have something to do with partisanship, since Duarte is a PRIista, as is President Peña Nieto.  Presidential elections will be held in Mexico this year.

What?  The justice system in Mexico might be influenced by partisan politics?  Is it getting to be as bad there as it is in the US?