Murder of Honduras judge prompts calls for action
Murder of Honduras judge prompts calls for action
29 August 2013By John Hyde
The Law Society has called for the president of Honduras to intervene personally to protect legal professionals after the murder of a judge.
Trial court judge Mireya Mendoza Pena was gunned down last month as she sat at the wheel of her car, becoming the 64th legal professional to have been killed in the central American republic since 2010.
This week Law Society president Nicholas Fluck (pictured) wrote to President Porfirio Lobo Sosa calling for his help in ensuring the safety of judges and lawyers in the country.
‘On behalf of the Law Society, I respectfully urge you to establish and impartial and thorough investigation into the murder of Mireya Mendoza Pena,’ said Fluck. ‘I further urge that the authorities work to ensure the safety of judges, lawyers and human rights defenders, in accordance with those instruments ratified and recognized by Honduras.’
Judge Mendoza was an executive member of the Association of Judges for Democracy, a non-governmental organisation working to strengthen the justice system in Honduras.
It has been widely reported that armed men on a motorbike fired around 20 shots at her, but just one suspect has since been arrested.
More:
http://www.lawgazette.co.uk/law/honduras-judge-murder-prompts-calls-for-action/5037184.article
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Mireya Mendoza Peña
"El Vaquero”
Byron Lambur Argenis Martinez
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guy on the motorcycle at the assassination[/center]
According to an article in La Tribuna, a car hit her and stopped her forward progress, the driver got out and ran off leaving her unable to move while the two on the motorcycle shot the bejesus out of the Judge, the 64th legal person to be murdered since 2010, 97% of whose killers have never been caught or tried.
http://www.latribuna.hn/2013/07/25/acribillan-a-jueza-en-el-progreso/
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She'll fix it "good," she and that nice President Lobo.[/center]