Mexico's ex-president López Obrador faces ICC complaint over alleged crime‑organized pact

The National Action Party (PAN) filed a formal complaint with the International Criminal Court accusing former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and several senior officials of crimes against humanity linked to alleged political‑criminal pacts with drug cartels between 2018 and 2024. The complaint cites more than 200,000 homicides, over 150,000 forced disappearances, forced recruitment of youth, and the displacement of entire communities, describing a policy of "sovereignty surrender" that allowed cartels to expand control in states such as Sinaloa, Tamaulipas and Michoacán.

A related commentary stresses that the alleged collusion has deepened Mexico's sovereignty crisis, with organized crime exercising authority in regions where the state is absent and influencing broader security and migration debates. The piece warns that the erosion of state power threatens the protection of citizens and the rule of law across the country.