Honduras foreign minister resigns over police murder scandal

[Judi Lynn]

Honduras foreign minister resigns over police murder scandal

By AFP 2 hours ago.

Honduran Foreign Minister Arturo Corrales resigned on Friday after being mired in a scandal in which a cabal of corrupt top police officers reportedly ordered hits on anti-crime officials.

The office of President Juan Orlando Hernandez said the head of state "has today (Friday) accepted the resignation of the secretary for foreign affairs and international cooperation, Arturo Corrales."

Corrales was Orlando's security minister during an alleged cover-up of the police involvement, which came to light through recent reporting by the Honduran newspaper El Heraldo.

The daily cited a security ministry document revealing that senior police officers ordered the assassination of Honduras' top anti-drugs official, Aristides Gonzalez, in December 2009.


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[Judi Lynn]

1. It's important to know the Honduran coup started this in 2009:

From the article posted above:

The hierarchy of the security ministry in place between 2009 and 2014 covered up the information, the newspaper said.