Honduras Losing Steam on Corruption Fight
WASHINGTON — Honduras was supposed to have turned the corner on corruption. In 1998, the Central American nation ratified the Inter-American Convention Against Corruption and adopted measures to fight such behavior as money laundering, influence-peddling, embezzlement and obstruction of justice. It also became one of the first countries in the region to deny immunity for former public officials, including presidents, in corruption cases.
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