Going by Mexican press accounts, General Alfonso Duarte Mujica was a rising star when he received his appointment to the 2nd Military Zone in 2008, and later to the II Military Region.The Mexican left in the form of Proceso news weekly has even taken notice by expressing fear and trepidation that General Duarte Mujica may be next on the list to be SEDENA, the top army job in Mexico.
But four incidents during his still-ongoing tenure as commander in Baja California, each in turn social, political, human rights and legal could stand in the way of General Duarte Mujica getting the SEDENA job.
Rantburg.com correspondent Chris Covert separates the accusations from the facts.