Honduras president admits his party skimmed funds

[Judi Lynn]

Source: News 24

Honduras president admits his party skimmed funds
2015-06-04 11:14

Tegucigalp - Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez on Wednesday admitted his conservative ruling National Party accepted money that had been misappropriated from Social Security, a scandal that has sparked calls for him to step down.

"Just like everyone, I am outraged," Hernandez said, pledging investigators would "get to the bottom of all of this."

"I am not sure if it is (the equivalent of $136 000)," Hernandez said, seeking to downplay the amount of the misappropriation from the Honduran Social Security Institute. The amount pales in comparison to allegations about the scope of the skimming, and who was involved.

Opposition members have charged that the president received about $90m of more than $300m they say were skimmed from Social Security for his 2013 campaign.

Read more: http://www.news24.com/World/News/Honduras-president-admits-his-party-skimmed-funds-20150604

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(Right-wingers must be proud they were able to pull off their dirty coup against former Pres. Zelaya.)

[Fred Sanders]

1. "I know nothing, I see nothing, I hear nothing", the Sgt. Schultz defense never works.

[Peace Patriot]

2. That's what happens when the U.S. State Department stages false elections...

...in foreign countries. The leaders who get groomed and 'chosen' in those circumstances take their morality from our Corporate Rulers and Military-Industrial-Complex profiteers.

It's not that corruption never happens in countries with honest, transparent elections. It's just that it's GUARANTEED to happen when the U.S. in essence appoints rulers of other countries. The U.S. does these things FOR MONEY--for profit for the 0.01%, for the theft of natural resources, for the enslavement of workforces, for the spread of Pentagon private contractors and for many other ill purposes, all to enhance the wealth of the few. So OF COURSE U.S.-approved leaders will play the game for their own personal wealth.

So disgusting.