# Mexico revives rare treason charge against former state prosecutor

https://mins.news/en/item/109865

- Reuters, 2026-10-21 17:15 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/mexico-revives-rare-treason-charge-against-former-state-prosecutor-2026-10-21/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ad8f32375a7df0001b13f8b

> Mexican federal prosecutors charged a former state prosecutor with treason on Wednesday, bringing back a crime regarded as among the most serious and rarely used in Mexico’s legal system.

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