Honduras mayor arrested on suspicion of paying assassins to murder rivals
Source: Independent
Honduras mayor arrested on suspicion of paying assassins to murder rivals
Delvin Salgado detained at gunpoint as police clamp down on systematic crime and violence
Gabriel Samuels |
2 hours ago|
A local mayor in Honduras has been arrested on suspicion of directing a number of assassins to murder rivals and having connections to organised crime.
Delvin Salgado, from the town of El Negrito in the north of the country, was detained at gunpoint as Honduran police continue to tackle corruption and links to organised crime among mayors and politicians.
Prosecutors said Mr Salgado had been detained for “assassination and illicit affiliation”, including the hiring of hitmen, and accused him of being involved in two murders in 2013 and 2014.
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At least 35 of the country's mayors and deputy mayors have been investigated for illegal activity and corruption since the police crackdown began last year.
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