Two people in a debate, a woman in a red jacket gesturing and a man in a dark suit and blue tie speaking. — Téllez and López had a rough encounter | La Derecha Diario

Camara — Téllez and López had a rough encounter | La Derecha Diario

Lilly Téllez confronts Adán Augusto in Congress: she links him to organized crime

The PAN senator exposes Morena's contradictions on austerity and demands answers for the violence in Tabasco

16/05/2025 20:39:00h

Editorial Team

The start of the work of the Senate's Permanent Commission began with outbursts. The PAN senator, Lilly Téllez, was involved in an intense confrontation with the coordinator of Morena in the Senate, Adán Augusto López.

Téllez questioned the former governor of Tabasco for alleged links with organized crime and accused him of incurring in lavish expenses, contradicting Morena's austerity discourse.

During her intervention, Téllez launched a series of direct questions:

"Which cartels are you associated with to have left Tabasco at that level of violence?"

"Do you still have a visa? Why do you look so worried, so unsettled by the delivery of the Chapitos?"

"How much did your first class to Paris cost after Sheinbaum said to maintain austerity?"

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Meanwhile, while López was governor of Tabasco, his state sank into a crisis of violence | La Derecha Diario

Téllez linked her questions to the period of violence that Tabasco experienced during his mandate. She also mentioned his trip to Paris, which she considered a mockery of Morena's austerity policy.

Adán Augusto López denied having links with organized crime and defended his management as governor.

"My last name is not Téllez. I am not associated with any cartel, my last name is López," he replied.

Regarding the trip to Paris, he clarified that he hasn't gone recently. He stated that his last trip was several months ago, to visit his son who studies there.

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Noroña had to declare a recess | La Derecha Diario

The exchange escalated when López accused Téllez of still being linked to the television network where she worked. He claimed that her attitude was more fitting for a soap opera than a Senate.

"Even if the monkey dresses in silk, it remains a monkey. Even if she disguises herself as a senator, she will never stop being an employee of the television network," López said. He also called her "the screamer" and "the town's crazy woman."

The tension led the president of the Board of Directors, Gerardo Fernández Noroña, to declare a 10-minute recess. Téllez, however, confronted him as well.

She demanded accountability for a trip to France and questioned the expenses incurred in said trip.

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Téllez questioned Noroña again about his trip to France | La Derecha Diario

This confrontation reflects the crisis of values and the inconsistency of the officialdom. The luxuries of their leaders and the suspicions of criminal links demand clear answers. Accusations like these are becoming increasingly common among Morena's high command.

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