“I asked the ethics committee to study the case of the ambassador in Argentina, who is accused of stealing books from the famous store. So far, I have instructed him to return home, ”wrote Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard on Twitter.

An Ateneo store surveillance camera recorded how a 76-year-old diplomat tried to steal a biography of Giacomo Casanova by hiding it in a newspaper. He was intercepted by the guards and taken to the police.

“If it is confirmed that the video is true, then it will be immediately removed from office. Zero tolerance for dishonesty, ”said Ebrard.