Weekly Report - 11 June 2015 (WR-15-23)

Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández appears to have learnt from some of the mistakes made by his Guatemalan peer Otto Pérez Molina, who has been on the back foot ever since a wave of corruption scandals began to crash over state institutions and ensnare government officials. After details of the massive fraud at the Honduran social security institute (IHSS) came to light with the release of a report by a multi-party congressional commission on 4 June, numerous torch-lit protest marches took place in cities across Honduras over the weekend. Hernández claimed to be as indignant as the protesters and ordered a “crusade” against corruption to punish those responsible.

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