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LatinNews Regional Monitor: Caribbean & Central America - 22 June 2018

HONDURAS: Maccih causes stir with fresh allegations

President Juan Orlando Hernández and the ruling Partido Nacional (PN) are on the defensive over alleged corruption. Last week the Mission to Support the Fight against Corruption and Impunity in Honduras (Maccih), sponsored by the Organization of American States (OAS), revealed an investigation which found that public funds to the tune of HL282m (US$11.7m) meant for agricultural, agro-industrial, and horticultural projects had been used to finance the political campaigns of both the PN and traditional opposition Partido Liberal (PL) ahead of the 2013 general election (which produced Hernández’s first victory).

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