Former election opponent of Mexico’s president flees country

Nevertheless, many Mexicans have expressed concern that the ex-official who has accused Anaya and others of accepting bribes has himself been allowed to remain out of jail for alleged corruption as a result of he agreed to cooperate with prosecutors. Some worry Emilio Lozoya, the previous head of the state-owned oil firm Petroleos Mexicanos, might keep away from prosecution in change for smearing the president’s opponents.