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Former Mexican President Felipe Calderón claims that during his six-year term, MVS Radio offered to fire Carmen Aristegui

"Former President Felipe Calderón said this Friday that during his tenure, a communication company offered him the dismissal of journalist Carmen Aristegui. The forementioned, in clear reference to the dispute between the journalist and MVS Radio in 2011, which led to her leaving the air between Feb. 7 and 18 of that year, for requesting that the presidency clarify whether Calderón had problems with alcohol. "

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"Calderón's version contrasts with that offered by businessman Joaquín Vargas, president of MVS Comunicaciones, at a press conference on Aug. 15, 2012, where he outlined the pressure exerted by the federal government against him."

 

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