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Mexico Sanctions INER Staff After Probe Validates Resident’s Harassment Claim

Officials say the rulings rest on verified findings.

Overview

  • The Anti-Corruption and Good Government Secretariat said a formal probe verified a resident’s harassment and workplace bullying complaint at the National Institute of Respiratory Diseases that became public in June 2025.
  • The agency removed subdirector and program professor Francina B. from her post and disqualified her from public service.
  • Resident Gustavo L. was expelled from the cardiothoracic surgery specialty program.
  • The victim, identified as Paola, was re-enrolled at the Hospital General de México Dr. Eduardo Liceaga to continue her training.
  • The Secretariat said those sanctioned may appeal and urged people to report misconduct through the SIDEC citizen complaints portal.