Ministerio Publico

A 28-year-old man was arrested in Olancho on suspicion of sexually abusing a 5-year-old girl after her mother reported the allegations to police; the suspect is a relative of the victim's family.

Agriculture Minister Moisés Abraham Molina handed the Public Ministry a file documenting agricultural loans granted without proper regulatory compliance under the previous administration.

Honduras's audit court referred only four illicit-enrichment cases to prosecutors between 2019 and 2025, involving former officials from the social security institute, social investment fund, and two municipalities, with alleged unjustified wealth gains totaling L92.4 million (about $3.7 million).

A man accused of sexually abusing his young daughter was ordered held in pretrial detention, while the child's aunt is being prosecuted for failing to report the abuse.

Deputy Prosecutor Marcio Cabañas Cadillo received a L54,600 salary increase in May 2026, raising his monthly earnings to L309,637, while lower-ranking prosecutors and detectives earn a fraction of that amount.

The Public Ministry rejected former Congress president Luis Rolando Redondo's appeal of a June 2 decision to maintain secrecy around his investigation into his role at the now-defunct Permanent Commission, finding the prosecutor properly withheld details to protect the inquiry.

Between January 2019 and mid-June 2026, Honduras recorded 2,904 homicides of women, averaging over 360 deaths per year, with Cortés and Francisco Morazán departments accounting for 37% of cases.

A judge ordered Wilian Obeth Medina Cáli held in pretrial detention after he allegedly hit and killed Alejandra Patricia Meza Reyes, 23, a municipal band member from Petoa, Santa Bárbara, in a traffic accident in La Esperanza, Intibucá; prosecutors plan to upgrade the charge to aggravated reckless homicide.

Former President Juan Orlando Hernández, pardoned after a US conviction, will return to Honduras on July 31, but the Prosecutor's Office — which in 2022 cited alleged financial and corporate ties to drug traffickers when seizing his assets — never converted that allegation into criminal charges.

Francia Medina, a former prosecutor found guilty of stealing more than 88 million lempiras (about $3.5 million) held as evidence in Central Bank vaults, had her sentencing hearing postponed.

Attorney Leonel Núñez said the ongoing investigation into former Congress President Luis Redondo and Permanent Commission members over January events is a preliminary stage to determine whether crimes occurred, not an accusation, and cautioned that the public prosecutor must support any charges with evidence while respecting due process.

The Public Ministry opened an investigation into former Attorney General Johel Zelaya for allegedly signing illegal contracts and unconstitutional actions that led to his removal through a political trial, with authorities seeking phone data.

Honduran prosecutors' agents destroyed a coca plantation containing 7,280 plants in a mountainous area of Bonito Oriental, Colón, as part of ongoing anti-drug operations across the country.

The Public Ministry has filed a preliminary legal action against the Permanent Commission of the National Congress that was formed during the previous administration.

Honduras's Public Ministry is analyzing expert testimony and may soon file charges against former members of Congress's Permanent Commission, led by Luis Redondo, over alleged electoral irregularities.

The Public Ministry filed pretrial charges against former Congress president Luis Redondo and 11 former members of the dissolved Permanent Commission on six counts.

A judge in Yoro ordered pretrial detention for two inmates accused of sexually assaulting a fellow prisoner at the Olanchito penal facility; prosecutors say they have forensic and witness evidence for a hearing scheduled for June 25.

A tow-truck driver involved in a fatal accident at a rodeo in Comayagua has been formally charged and ordered held in pretrial detention.

Congresswoman Iroshka Elvir says the Public Ministry is investigating journalist Armando Villanueva for alleged gender-based violence and defamation, and that she has been summoned to testify about verbal assaults she says occurred over several months.

The Public Prosecutor's Office secured a new conviction against former officials and business people for large-scale fraud in the '14 Contracts' case involving the Honduran Social Security Institute (IHSS).

A woman from Choloma died over the weekend at a local gymnasium in circumstances authorities are investigating; forensic pathologists are conducting an autopsy to determine the cause of death and whether any preexisting medical condition was involved.

Investigators from the Public Ministry's Criminal Investigation Agency are conducting a third day of document seizures at the Infrastructure and Transport Ministry, seeking records on hospital construction projects in Olancho, Ocotepeque, and Santa Bárbara initiated under the previous administration.

Honduras's Public Ministry is investigating former Liberal presidential candidate Salvador Nasralla for alleged fraudulent management of his 2025 campaign funds, including money raised through a Florida corporation that has not filed required annual reports.

The Public Ministry is investigating the construction of public hospitals in Ocotepeque, Santa Bárbara, and Olancho departments, conducting raids at the Infrastructure Ministry to collect administrative, technical, and financial documents related to the projects.

The Public Ministry announced it will seek more than 60 years in prison for a man accused of sexually abusing his nephew.

A court sentenced a man to 20 years in prison for the murder of attorney René Altamirano in San Pedro Sula, following a prosecution by the Public Ministry.

Evin Noel Sales Ayala was convicted and sentenced to 15 years in prison for the January 2022 murder of Pablo Hernández Rivera, a broadcaster, indigenous Lenca leader, and human-rights and land-rights advocate in Lempira.

Sixty attorneys who topped a public-prosecutor competition asked Congress to pressure the Public Ministry after their swearing-in stalled for months following an April notification that was never followed up.

Ninfa Flores Castellanos, who directed the National Institute for Juvenile Offenders from 2023 to 2024, appeared in court on charges of fraud and abuse of authority; a judge set an initial hearing for July 20 to determine whether sufficient evidence exists to proceed with trial.

Former president Manuel Zelaya has accused the National Party of orchestrating criminal investigations against 13 former members of Congress's permanent commission, including ex-Congress president Luis Redondo, over their role in a January 2026 legislative session that debated a recount of disputed electoral ballots.