A protester throws back a smoke grenade during clashes between police officers and demonstrators near the Honduran Parliament after a protest demanding the resignation of Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, for his alleged involvement in a conspiracy to use drug trafficking money.
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.
Hernandez rejected the allegations, casting himself as the victim of a smear campaign by drug gangs he had targeted, and accusing political opponents, such as ex-president Manuel Zelaya, of colluding with gangsters to discredit him.
Protesters demand the resignation of Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras for his alleged involvement in a conspiracy to use drug trafficking money. Clashes between police officers and protesters occurred during the demonstration near the Honduran Parliament.
