Arrest of former minister ordered

Mexico City - A judge has ordered the arrest of fugitive former Tourism Minister Mr Oscar Espinosa, who resigned his cabinet …

Mexico City - A judge has ordered the arrest of fugitive former Tourism Minister Mr Oscar Espinosa, who resigned his cabinet post last week and disappeared amid charges he embezzled $45 million in state funds.

The order represented the first time in recent memory that an arrest warrant had been issued for a sitting or former cabinet minister in Mexico, where government officials have traditionally enjoyed immunity from prosecution.

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