British ambassador to Mexico apparently no longer in post after pointing rifle at staff

The British international ministry it seems that has got rid of its ambassador to Mexico, Jon Benjamin, following controversy generated through a video during which he jokes era pointing a high-powered rifle gun at personnel inside of a car

MEXICO CITY — The British international ministry has it seems that got rid of its ambassador to Mexico, Jon Benjamin, following controversy generated through a video during which he jokes era pointing a high-powered rifle at personnel inside of a car.

The UK’s govt website online on Friday described the seasoned diplomat as being its ambassador to Mexico within the hour worrying, regardless that deny main points got. Benjamin’s respectable biography at the govt website online says he “served as ambassador to Mexico from 2021 to 2024,” and not using a additional main points.

Requested through The Related Press about Benjamin and the video, a central authority remark stated: “We are aware of this incident and have taken appropriate action. Where internal issues do arise, the FCDO (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) has robust Human Resources processes to address them.”

In the video, allegedly made during a trip by Benjamin to the northern Mexican state of Durango, the diplomat, seated in the front passenger seat, is seen wielding what appears to be an assault rifle and smilingly pointing it at colleagues in the back seat.

The video appears to have been recorded with a cellphone. Laughter can be heard in the background and the person being aimed makes a gesture of surprise.

Benjamin is a 35-year career diplomat who headed the Diplomatic Academy in London and was responsible for designing a program to teach “the diplomatic and linguistic skills needed to implement UK foreign policy.”

Previous to serving in Mexico, he represented the United Kingdom in Chile, Ghana, Turkey, Indonesia and the US.