Honduras Arrests 18 Gang Members in Murder of Journalist
Honduras Arrests 18 Gang Members in Murder of Journalist
Published 19 January 2017
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State security forces captured at least 18 gang members on Thursday for their alleged connection to the murder of Honduran journalist Igor Padilla, who was shot dead in San Pedro Sula on Tuesday.
The detainees, including two who have confessed to killing Padilla, were seized with large-caliber weapons and ammunition, bulletproof vests and police and military uniforms, the National Institutional Security Force said in a statement.
Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez congratulated the authorities for the "quick response," to his call to capture those involved in the crime.
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Since the 2009 U.S.-backed coup that overthrew President Manuel Zelaya, more than 59 journalists have been murdered in Honduras. At least four journalists were killed in Honduras and 2016 and another 12 in 2015.
More:
http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Honduras-Arrests-18-Gang-Members-in-Murder-of-Journalist-20170119-0014.html
In a country controlled by a tiny elite right-wing community owning the businesses, politics, military, death squads, another journalist investigating government corruption is assassinated, and the police imagine it must be these drug-slingers probably did it. Figures.
