Mexico president defends son after report alleging corruption

FILE PHOTO: Andres Manuel Lopez Beltran, the son of leftist leader Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, arrives to a protest against an energy reform bill at the Senate building in Mexico City December 4, 2013. REUTERS/Tomas Bravo/File Photo

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Thursday defended one of his sons against corruption allegations, rejecting a media report that his son had used his position to help friends win millions of dollars worth of contracts.

This week Mexican news outlet Latinus published a report alleging that Andres Lopez Beltran, a son of the president, had helped friends snare public contracts worth over 100 million pesos ($5.6 million).