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In a Corruption Battle in Honduras, the Elites Hit Back
President Juan Orlando Hernández, with his wife, Ana García, in January. Mr. Hernández has finally agreed to accept the appointment of a Brazilian prosecutor, Luiz Antonio Guimarães Marrey, to head an anticorruption commission. Credit Fernando Antonio/Associated Press
By Jeff Ernst and Elisabeth Malkin
July 1, 2018
Ever since an international anticorruption commission in Honduras announced its first case against lawmakers last year, the panel has been under attack from the officials it is supposed to be investigating.
Honduran lawmakers shut down that initial inquiry, and the commission barely survived a court challenge.
Now, another blockbuster investigation shows what the lawmakers were so concerned about. The inquiry, known as the Pandora Case, produced charges against 38 politicians and officials.
It details a scheme to divert government funds to the governing party’s 2013 election campaign. Those named include former government ministers, powerful members of President Juan Orlando Hernández’s National Party and his brother-in-law. The plot was also said to have directed money to the opposition Liberal Party.
More:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/01/world/americas/honduras-corruption-hernandez.html
Editorials and other articles:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1016209682