Federal attorney general drops controversial case

The federal attorney general's office has issued a statement saying that it was dropping a land dispute case against Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, the mayor of Mexico City, clearing the way for his presidential campaign. In its statement, the federal Attorney General's office said it wouldn't pursue an investigation of Lopez Obrador because the law was not clear as to what sentence he might face. Under Mexican law anyone facing criminal charges cannot run for office. Lopez Obrador had accused the government of using the case to keep him out of next year's presidential race.

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