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Thousands protest against Honduran president after drug link surfaces
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS AUGUST 6, 2019 / 7:41 PM / UPDATED 34 MINUTES AGO
Thousands protest against Honduran president after drug link surfaces
Gustavo Palencia
3 MIN READ
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Thousands of protesters took to the streets of the capital on Tuesday to urge Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez to step down, just days after he was forced to deny taking money from drug gangs to secure his election in 2013.
The premises of at least three businesses in the city were set on fire after protests turned violent, officials said, and riot police clashed with demonstrators while attempting to disperse the crowd with tear gas and water cannons.
“The narco must go, JOH must go!” protesters chanted, using the president’s initials, as they marched through central Tegucigalpa toward Congress.
A court filing was published late last week in which U.S. prosecutors alleged that Hernandez’s 2013 presidential bid had been partly funded by money from drug traffickers.
The document filed to the U.S. Southern District court of New York said the Hernandez campaign received $1.5 million from “drug proceeds” that were used to bribe local officials in exchange for protection and the completion of public works.
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Thousands protest against Honduran president after drug link surfaces
Gustavo Palencia
3 MIN READ
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Thousands of protesters took to the streets of the capital on Tuesday to urge Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez to step down, just days after he was forced to deny taking money from drug gangs to secure his election in 2013.
The premises of at least three businesses in the city were set on fire after protests turned violent, officials said, and riot police clashed with demonstrators while attempting to disperse the crowd with tear gas and water cannons.
“The narco must go, JOH must go!” protesters chanted, using the president’s initials, as they marched through central Tegucigalpa toward Congress.
A court filing was published late last week in which U.S. prosecutors alleged that Hernandez’s 2013 presidential bid had been partly funded by money from drug traffickers.
The document filed to the U.S. Southern District court of New York said the Hernandez campaign received $1.5 million from “drug proceeds” that were used to bribe local officials in exchange for protection and the completion of public works.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-honduras-protests/thousands-protest-against-honduran-president-after-drug-link-surfaces-idUSKCN1UW2IS