Mexicali, January 15. One of the top officials in the state administration of former Governor Jaime Bonilla has been banned from holding public office for three years, Secretary of Honesty and Public Administration Rosina del Villar Casas announced at a press conference.
The state official explained that the sanction stems from irregularities detected in the contracting of Next Energy to build and operate a photovoltaic plant in the state without federal permits.
He explained that there are four other alleged perpetrators who could face the same resolution before the jurisdictional authorities for this same case.
During Bonilla's government there were seven people who held the position of chief officer : Jesus Nunez, Hector Mares, Solomon Faz Apodaca, Manuel Alexandro Moran Favela, Octavio Hilton Reyes, Adalberto Gonzalez Higuera and Israel Clemente Gonzalez.
Although Del Villar Casas did not name the sanctioned former official, Faz Apodaca, Hilton Reyes, González Higuera, and Clemente González were charged in July 2023 with unlawful use of powers and authority and embezzlement for their involvement in the photovoltaic plant case.
The Secretary of Honesty also spoke about other complaints against officials from the previous administration , which concluded in 2021.
He reported that a complaint has been filed for deficiencies in the use of federal resources for the maintenance of Baja California schools totaling 64 million pesos, in which 11 public servants and one private individual are allegedly involved.
