Politics · Mexico · 1 hr ago
Andy López Beltrán and Ricardo Salinas Pliego trade public accusations
Andy López Beltrán and Ricardo Salinas Pliego are trading accusations in public messages in Mexico.
López Beltrán, a politician from the Morena party, said a campaign to defame him was under way.
He said he paid for his Japan vacation with legitimate income and that his finances are monitored and audited because he is a public figure.
Salinas Pliego, who owns TV Azteca and Grupo Salinas, had challenged him to address the trip, alleged wealth involving his brothers and other matters.
López Beltrán responded with questions about Salinas Pliego’s past business relationships, including his alleged ties to former security official Luis Cárdenas Palomino.
Cárdenas Palomino, a former close associate of Genaro García Luna, is in prison, according to the account.
The questions raise allegations, not established findings, and the account does not include Salinas Pliego’s response or say what happens next.
Andy López Beltrán said a campaign of defamation was being waged against him and challenged businessman Ricardo Salinas Pliego with questions about his business and past associations.
In a video message lasting more than 30 minutes, López Beltrán answered questions Salinas Pliego had posed about his trip to Tokyo, his brothers’ alleged illicit enrichment and the Rubén Rocha Moya case.
López Beltrán said he paid for his Japan vacation with his own money and “legitimate income.”
He also questioned Salinas Pliego about alleged links to former official Luis Cárdenas Palomino and other figures.
- Who
- Andy López Beltrán and Ricardo Salinas Pliego.
- What
- They traded public accusations and questions. López Beltrán denied wrongdoing over his Japan trip and raised questions about Salinas Pliego’s associations and business dealings.
- When
- El Universal published its report on 9 November 2026. The date of the video message is not stated.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- López Beltrán said there was a campaign of defamation against him. Salinas Pliego had challenged him to answer questions about his trip, his brothers and the Rubén Rocha Moya case.
Andy López Beltrán
Ricardo Salinas Pliego
Questions and allegations
Andy López Beltrán
He said a campaign of defamation targeted him and questioned Salinas Pliego about his alleged associations and business dealings.
Ricardo Salinas Pliego
He challenged López Beltrán to answer questions about the funding of his Tokyo trip, alleged enrichment by his brothers and the Rubén Rocha Moya investigation.
Japan trip
Andy López Beltrán
He said he paid for his vacation with his own money and legitimate income.
Ricardo Salinas Pliego
He asked López Beltrán to explain how he paid for the trip.
Salinas Pliego sent him a questionnaire demanding answers about his Tokyo trip, his brothers and other matters.
López Beltrán responded to the questionnaire, defended how he paid for his Japan vacation and posed questions of his own to Salinas Pliego.
- Video length
- More than 30 minutes
- Japan trip
- López Beltrán said he paid for it with his own money and legitimate income
- Questioned figure
- Luis Cárdenas Palomino, a former associate of Genaro García Luna
- Report publication
- 9 November 2026
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