Mexican president wants the National Guard to become part of army
Al JazeeraThe move would protect the force, created by Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, from budget cuts by subsequent administrations. Mexico’s president said Tuesday he plans to make the National Guard part of the army, erasing the thin pretense of a civilian-controlled force that was used to gain approval for its creation two years ago. President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador dissolved the former Federal Police soon after taking office in late 2018, saying the force was corrupt. Lopez Obrador said Tuesday he planned to propose a constitutional amendment to make the National Guard part of the defense department, to ensure its budget would not be cut by subsequent administrations. The last national law enforcement force created in Mexico – the Gendarmes created by Lopez Obrador’s predecessor, Enrique Pena Nieto – suffered exactly that fate.
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