The Mexican governor of Sinaloa, who made headlines this week after the U.S. Department of Justice announced a criminal indictment against him, has taken a temporary leave from his post pending the outcome of the scandal. Other public officials from Sinaloa, also named in the indictment, asked for leave.
Late Friday night, Governor Ruben Rocha Moya announced he was stepping down from his post on a temporary basis. The move was immediately accepted by the Sinaloa Congress, making his leave official until further notice.
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“I hereby inform the people of Sinaloa that, today, I submitted to the State Congress a request for a temporary leave of absence from the office of Governor,” Rocha Moya said during a streamed statement published by his government. “I do so for the duration of the investigative process, and I act out of my deep republican conviction.”
According to Rocha Moya, he
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