Adiós al Inai; tras 22 años desaparece en medio de escándalos

The dissolution of Mexico’s National Institute for Transparency, Access to Information, and Personal Data Protection (INAI) represents a significant regression in democratic safeguards, as its constitutional autonomy is dismantled. Critics argue that while the institution faced legitimate internal controversies, these were strategically exploited by the government to justify its elimination. This shift transforms the regulatory framework from an independent oversight body into one controlled by the executive branch, effectively making the government both the judge and the party in requests for public information, thereby undermining the principle of separation of powers. The removal of this autonomous entity dismantles a legal infrastructure that had progressively expanded citizens' rights to access government data and protect personal privacy over two decades. By delegating these functions to a secretive administrative unit under the Federal Executive, the new legislation grants the state broad discretion to classify information as confidential or secret. This consolidation of power erodes the transparency mechanisms essential for holding public officials accountable and significantly weakens the checks on governmental abuse. This development is critically relevant to open data because it replaces independent auditability with centralized control, threatening the availability and integrity of public information. When the entity tasked with enforcing transparency is eliminated and replaced by a government-controlled body, the risk of information suppression increases, hindering independent research, journalistic investigation, and civic engagement. The loss of this autonomous guardian signals a dangerous precedent in which open data principles are subordinated to political interests rather than protected as fundamental human rights.

Source: eluniversal.com.mx
Published on 2025-03-19

Adiós al Inai; tras 22 años desaparece en medio de escándalos

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