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Thousands of Hondurans took back to the streets Friday holding torches in their hands in order to protest against the alarming levels of corruption in the country and demanding the resignation of the president.
Duplicating the march from last week, the protesters walked toward the U.N.'s headquarters in Tegucigualpa, the country’s capital, asking for a Commission of the International Court Against Impunity modelled after the one implemented in Guatemala to be set up for their country.
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The movement dubbed the “Outraged” on social networks, in reference to the Spanish Indignados movement, is mainly led by university and public high school youth, according to experts. Various party leaders from the opposition attended the event, including Salvador Nasralla from the Anti-corruption Party and Manuel Zelaya, the former president ousted by a U.S.-backed military coup.
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Among others grievances, the protesters demand justice over the case of embezzlement from the Social Security Institute, from which the governing party allegedly received various checks. They accuse President Juan Orlando Hernandez of having financed his 2013 presidential campaign with US$90 million from the total of US$300 million that were embezzled, demanding him to resign from his position. On Wednesday, the president admitted having received such money, but claiming he was then unaware of the source. A multi-party legislative commission exposed Thrusday night the advances in the investigation of the Public Ministry, but failed to satisfy public opinion.
