Honduran Millionaire Police Officers under Investigation

[Judi Lynn]

Honduran Millionaire Police Officers under Investigation

Tegucigalpa, May 21 (Prensa Latina) Honduran authorities are investigating the files of 27 millionaire police officers for supposed illegal enrichment, the newspaper La Prensa published today.
Amid that process, the Mission to Support the Fight against Corruption and Impunity in Honduras (MACCIH) requested that the Higher Court of Accounts (TSC) presented those documents for the Justice Ministry to look through them, the source said.

We are requesting that the court concludes the audits, because they are important for police purge and to end impunity in this country, said MACCIH spokesman Jimenez Mayor.

According to the Justice Ministry, of the total number of rich agents, 23 are police officers, one of them with a sum of money that exceeds 138 million lempiras (the equivalent to more than $6 million USD).

Those under investigation by the TSC with the highest rankings include National Police ex-Director Ricardo Ramírez del Cid, who has more than eight million lempiras (more than $362,000 USD), the source said.

Currentrly, the Commisison for Police Purge and Reorganization in Hunduras, approved by the Congress at the request of the Government, is carrying out a police purge process , including high-ranking officers.

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