TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, Oct. 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- This week, Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández pledged his full support for Honduras's new Specialized Courts in Extortion Matters. Supreme Court President Rolando Argueta inaugurated the legal body's 30 judges.
"My administration is fully committed to rooting out corruption and extortion in Honduras," President Hernández said. "An independent judiciary is crucial to this effort. We stand ready to support the Specialized Courts' efforts."
The new judges passed several rounds of rigorous vetting by third-party legal groups, including the Association of Judges for Democracy, the Association of Judges and Magistrates of Honduras, and the Association of Public Defenders.
The new courts will supplement the Hernández administration's anti-corruption initiatives, including its Special Commission for the Purging and Transformation of the National Police. The commission removed nearly one-third of the police force on corruption charges last year.
President Hernández also signed a new Law on Police Careers in August, which dismissed corrupt National Police officers and set new rules for career promotions.
"My administration is confronting corruption and crime head on," President Hernández said. "These courts show that Honduras will vigorously prosecute anyone who breaks our laws."
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