Mexican president dismisses criticism of proposed judicial reforms

MEXICO CITY, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Thursday dismissed criticism by some global financial firms of his administration's proposed judicial reforms, saying their warnings of impending risk to the economy were "pure lies."

At his daily press conference, Lopez Obrador said the firms were involved in "politicking" when they attributed a recent slide in the Mexican peso to