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Viewing cable 06MEXICO895, DEMONS IN EDEN - LYDIA CACHO CASE UPDATE

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
06MEXICO895 2006-02-16 22:03 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Mexico
VZCZCXRO0255
RR RUEHCD RUEHGD RUEHHO RUEHMC RUEHNG RUEHNL RUEHRD RUEHRS RUEHTM
DE RUEHME #0895/01 0472203
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 162203Z FEB 06
FM AMEMBASSY MEXICO
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 9037
INFO RUEHXC/ALL US CONSULATES IN MEXICO COLLECTIVE
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 MEXICO 000895 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR WHA/PPC AND G/TIP 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV PHUM MX KCRM KWMN KCOR
SUBJECT: DEMONS IN EDEN - LYDIA CACHO CASE UPDATE 
 
REF: MEXICO 0326 
 
1. (U) Summary. The case of Lydia Cacho, the independent 
journalist arrested in December on libel and defamation 
charges, exploded back into the headlines on February 14 when 
the media released excerpts of a tape containing alleged 
phone conversations in which businessman Kamel Nacif is heard 
plotting with Puebla Governor Mario Marin (PRI) to have Cacho 
jailed in retaliation for her associating Nacif with Jean 
Succar Kuri, an accused pedophile (Reftel).  The tape 
contains numerous profanity-laced exchanges between voices 
that appear to be those of Nacif and various officials 
involved in the case.  In one conversation, Nacif refers to 
Marin as his "hero" and promises to send him two bottles of 
cognac to show his appreciation.  In other conversations, 
Nacif discusses paying the judge on the case to assure a 
conviction as well as paying a guard in the jail to arrange 
for Cacho to be raped during her detention.  The Governor's 
office denies that it is his voice on the tape and stated 
that someone must have fabricated the recording using 
sophisticated technology.  Numerous public figures, including 
the three leading presidential candidates, have called for a 
federal investigation, and PRD candidate Andres Manuel Lopez 
Obrador (AMLO) and PAN candidate Felipe Calderon have called 
for Marin to resign.  This evolving story could definitely 
have a political impact beyond the borders of Puebla - 
something PRI candidate Roberto Madrazo surely hopes does not 
happen for the sake of his presidential aspirations.  End 
Summary. 
 
2. (U) On December 16, Puebla state police arrested Cacho in 
front of her office in Cancun and transported her by car over 
1,000 miles to the city of Puebla to face libel and 
defamation charges brought by Nacif.  The charges against 
Cacho stem from her 2005 book, "The Demons of Eden," in which 
she alleges links between a child prostitution ring and a 
number of government officials, politicians, businessmen, and 
drug traffickers.  While Cacho did not directly implicate 
Nacif of any wrongdoing, she did identify him as a friend of 
Succar Kuri - who is at the center of a child prostitution 
and pornography ring.  (Note: Succar Kuri is currently being 
held in Arizona and is fighting extradition back to Mexico. 
End note.)  A judge released Cacho on bail after 30 hours in 
detention, and the libel charges were later dropped.  Cacho 
still faces defamation charges, but the case was recently 
removed to the State of Quintana Roo. 
A Valentine's Day Gift for Cacho 
 
3. (U) On February 14 the local media first reported on the 
contents of a tape that contained alleged phone conversations 
in which Nacif, a prominent Puebla-based businessman, plots 
with several state government officials to jail and 
intimidate Cacho.  The tape, left anonymously earlier in the 
week at the Mexican daily La Jornada and W Radio, contains 
about one hour of profanity-laced conversations allegedly 
recorded via a tap on Nacif's phone line.  In the 
conversations, a voice that sounds like Nacif's discusses 
plans to have Cacho jailed and raped.  The recording also 
contains conversations in which Nacif purportedly discusses 
efforts to help fight the extradition of Succar Kuri from the 
U.S. to Mexico. 
 
4. (U) The Human Rights poloff met with Cacho February 9 to 
discuss Trafficking in Persons in the Cancun area.  During 
the conversation, the HR poloff asked Cacho about the status 
of her own case, to which she replied that she was pleased 
that it was removed to Quintana Roo and felt that she now had 
a chance of getting a fair trial.  She also said that she 
stood by assertions made in her book and that her case 
demonstrated the high degree of corruption at all levels of 
government.  Cacho responded to the news of the tape by 
saying in an interview with the Mexican daily El Universal 
that the tape showed that Nacif "bought off the attorney 
general, the judge, and the governor himself with a couple of 
bottles of imported cognac. To me it is contemptible.  The 
only thing left for Mario Marin, if he has any dignity, is to 
resign." 
 
It Could Get Even Uglier 
 
5. (U) The story has been widely reported in the news for 
three days and numerous high-level politicians and public 
figures have been calling for an investigation and Marin's 
resignation.  Calderon demanded the prosecution of any 
wrongdoing - even if committed by a governor or a powerful 
businessman.  AMLO called for the intervention of President 
Fox (PAN) to resolve Cacho's case and for Marin to resign. 
Madrazo continues to reject the idea that Marin would be 
involved in any such plot against Cacho, but he said that 
there should be an investigation into not only the contents 
 
MEXICO 00000895  002 OF 002 
 
 
of the tape, but the source as well. 
 
6. (SBU) In an unrelated meeting that took place just as the 
scandal was breaking, PRI Senator Genaro Borrego told poloff 
that Marin's "inconvenient" comments about Cacho would 
further tarnish the PRI's image and undermine what little 
chance it had of regaining Los Pinos - especially coming in 
the aftermath of the revelations about former PRI 
presidential hopeful Arturo Montiel's suspect financial 
transactions.  Madrazo admitted in Wednesday's edition of La 
Jornada that the PRI had lost 14 points in the polls due to 
the Montiel scandal. 
 
Comment 
 
7. (SBU) There is definitely the potential for serious 
political and criminal consequences as a result of the 
intense media attention to this story.  Rights groups have 
been saying from the start that Cacho's arrest was a clear 
example of the continued ability of the powerful and 
politically connected to manipulate corrupt government 
officials and the judicial system for their own benefit.  If 
Marin (an ally of Madrazo) continues to be at the center this 
high-profile scandal, the PRI will have an even harder time 
convincing the public that it is no longer the party of 
corruption and special interests.  And, while AMLO has made 
some strong public statements calling for Marin to resign, he 
may tone down his rhetoric given he probably would not want 
to review memories the PRD scandals in which high ranking 
party officials were caught on videotape accepting bribes. 
As for the PAN, a federal investigation and prosecution could 
be a golden opportunity for President Fox, and consequently 
Calderon, to show that the PAN is the anti-corruption party 
and that the PRI still has not abandoned its old ways. 
 
 
Visit Mexico City's Classified Web Site at 
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/wha/mexicocity 
 
KELLY