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Metepec Mayor Enters Private Club With Armed Escorts in Viral Video

Political leaders, the State of Mexico human-rights commission, and the federal security secretary have opened reviews to decide whether his armed detail acted within the law.

Overview

  • A viral video that circulated this week showed Mayor Fernando Flores Fernández pushing a woman and forcing entry into Club Deportivo La Asunción while flanked by armed escorts.
  • Flores issued a public apology on social media and said he went to the club to resolve an internal altercation and protect those involved.
  • The national PAN leadership publicly demanded an investigation and the CDHEM has opened a review while President Claudia Sheinbaum asked Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch to examine the case.
  • Authorities have not confirmed any formal criminal investigation and have not said whether the mayor or his security detail held permits to carry the long guns seen in the footage.
  • Flores is a re-elected municipal president with a prior controversy over comments about human-rights oversight, and the outcome of reviews could trigger administrative or criminal steps depending on permit records and legal findings.