Mexico's
electoral authority refused to look into a complaint regarding claims
made by a Colombian hacker who said he spied on leftist candidate
through Latin America on behalf of right-wing candidates, including
work for Enrique Peña Nieto's 2012 presidential campaign.
The work of
the hacker, known as Andres Sepulveda, was first revealed by
Bloomberg Business in March. In an interview with the magazine,
Sepulveda claimed that he hacked, spied, and manipulated social media
for President Enrique Peña Nieto’s campaign with a US$600,000
budget.
Peña
Nieto's government denied the claims.
A
representative from Mexico's opposition National Action Party asked
the National Electoral Institute to investigate but the authority's
Complaints Commission said the complaint was “frivolous” for
having been based on a story in the press.
Pamela San
Martin, a member of the National Electoral Institute, intervened,
asking why the authority investigated other allegations based on
stories in the media but would not do so in this case.
Ultimately
the Complaints Commission voted two-to-one to dismiss the complaint.
Mexico's
Constitution prohibits foreign nationals from participating in
domestic politics; as a result Sepulveda's allegations, if true,
would constitute a violation of the law and electoral fraud.
Sepulveda is
serving 10 years behind bars in Colombia for various crimes including
espionage and conspiracy to commit crime linked to hacking during
Colombia’s 2014 election.
Once jailed,
he turned against his right-wing allies, alleging they tried to have
him killed.
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