Extradition

MACCIH Warns That Corrupt Who Flee Honduras Should Be Extradited

MACCIH Warns That Corrupt Who Flee Honduras Should Be Extradited

Juan Jiménez Mayor, spokesman and leader of the Support Mission Against Corruption and Impunity in Honduras (MACCIH) stated Monday that extradition is an international cooperation mechanism where a person being charged is required by justice to be tried in the country requesting the extradition. The Government of Honduras and the Organization of American States (OAS) formally […]

Murders in Honduras Drop 12 Percent in 2015 as Drug Leaders are Extradited to the USA

Murders in Honduras Drop 12 Percent in 2015 as Drug Leaders are Extradited to the USA

Homicides in Honduras fell 12 percent in 2015 thanks in part to the capture and extradition to the United States of drug cartel bosses, a United Nations-backed organization said on Wednesday. The murder rate in Honduras dropped to 60 per 100,000 people from the 2014 rate of 68 per 100,000 people, according to the respected […]