From @subdiplomatic/Twitter
Jon Benjamin, the United Kingdom ambassador to Mexico, may also be observed pointing a rifle at an area embassy worker in a video shared on social media Sunday.
The Gentleman Report
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The United Kingdom ambassador to Mexico used to be quietly fired previous this 12 months after pointing a rifle at an area embassy worker, the Monetary Occasions reported Friday. The incident used to be captured in a video shared on social media.
The five-second video, revealed Would possibly 26 on an X account referred to as Subdiplomatic, seems to turn Jon Benjamin sitting within the entrance passenger seat of a automobile, selecting up a rifle, and pointing it towards an individual sitting within the again. A minimum of one individual is heard giggling within the video all the way through the episode.
The Gentleman Report has reached out to Benjamin however has now not gained a reaction.
A spokesperson for the British International, Commonwealth and Construction Place of work (FCDO) advised The Gentleman Report Saturday, “We’re acutely aware of this incident and feature taken suitable motion,” including, “The place inner problems do get up the FCDO has powerful HR processes to handle them.”
Folks acquainted with the topic advised the Monetary Occasions that Benjamin used to be reportedly fired quickly after the incident happened all the way through an legit go back and forth to the Mexican states of Durango and Sinaloa in April.
The Gentleman Report has additionally contacted the Mexican overseas ministry for remark however has now not gained a reaction. When requested for main points, the United Kingdom embassy in Mexico deferred The Gentleman Report’s inquiries to the British overseas place of work.
The United Kingdom executive site signifies that Benjamin is now not an ambassador. His biography web page reads: “Jon Benjamin used to be UK Ambassador to Mexico between 2021 and 2024” – and that place is indexed underneath a piece titled “Earlier roles in executive.” The website online does now not provide an explanation for why he now not holds that position.
Mexico – which holds presidential, nationwide and native elections Sunday – faces rampant violent crime, with sky-high crime and murder charges.
