It might be illusory, yet one might read the incident as a small sign that the law in Mexico at least in some cases apply to poor and rich alike: Jesús Silva Herzog Flores, son of the prominent economist of the same name, a priísta of the old guard, and secretary of finance under President Miguel de la Madrid, of tourism, and ambassador to the United States under Carlos Salinas, at age 75 was put in the dock yesterday for driving with an alcohol level of 0.42, above the legal limit of 0.40. He was let go after filing a ready-made form offered by entrepreneurial coyotes who question the illegality of the new Conduce Sin Alcohol anti-drink-and-drive program in Mexico City, spending 10 hours in detention. It should be added that he hardly appeared to be too drunk, taking his arrest in stride and with humor.
The best part: When questioned as to his identity, Herzog answered: "My name is Chucho," that he was unemployed, but that he was still a very busy man... Final point: Herzog ran against AMLO in 2000 to be mayor of Mexico.
Being a prominent priísta of the old school might not just not be all that it used to be.
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