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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).

Attorney Omar Menjívar argues that a bipartisan electrical-sector reform advancing in Congress would leave the state-owned utility ENEE intact but progressively transfer control of power service delivery to private companies, citing the precedent of Hondutel's decline after losing core telecom functions to private providers.

The Liberal Party's Congress members say they secured a clause prohibiting direct and indirect privatization of Honduras's national electricity utility, though they continue to raise concerns about sector competition, tariff reduction, energy theft, and the company's debt relief plan.

Congress approved a temporary six-month administrative amnesty allowing Hondurans to legally register commercial firearms without original purchase documents, provided they pass a background check and submit to ballistic inspection.

Honduras's traffic authority says current penalties—including a 600-lempira fine for speeding—have lost their deterrent effect and proposes expanding technological speed enforcement, breath-alcohol testing, and stricter sanctions to reduce road fatalities.

Liberal Party congressman Carlos Umaña said the party will not support a proposed privatization of the state power company ENEE and rejected the presidential designate's framing of the opposition's role as a junior governing partner.

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.

Honduras's judicial employee association has asked the Supreme Court to approve a 10% salary increase for approximately 6,000 workers, with a decision expected before the mid-year court recess in July.

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.

A corruption court convicted three former Social Security Institute officials, including Mario Roberto Zelaya and José Ramón Bertetty, of ongoing fraud in a 2016 CNA investigation into overpriced contracts for work at Hospital Regional del Norte, sentencing them to nine years and four months in prison.

Former presidential candidate Salvador Nasralla called for scrapping and replacing the National Electoral Council, arguing it is controlled by political parties and risks repeating fraud in the 2029 elections, echoing concerns raised by Honduras's anticorruption council.

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.

The Association for a More Just Society and the National Anti-Corruption Council have endorsed a proposal to split Honduras's state electricity company (ENEE) into three commercial companies for generation, transmission, and distribution, but analysts say the groups have softened their oversight of the Asfura government and that the reform has not been adequately discussed with the public.

The Supreme Court has ordered judges nationwide to notify the Treasury and affected agencies directly of final court orders authorizing embargoes against public institutions, ensuring payments comply with budget availability.

La Prensa's investigation of government contracts found that Honduras's now-defunct Strategic Planning Ministry spent more than 2.2 million lempiras (about $88,000) on breakfasts, lunches, and catering for workshops, meetings, and internal events between 2023 and 2025, with over 8,300 food services contracted in total.

The National Congress will enter a one-month recess beginning June 23, with lawmakers returning July 24, but Congress President Tomás Zambrano said deputies can be convoked at any time if an emergency or matter of national interest requires immediate legislative attention.

The European Union is holding seminars on June 18 in San Pedro Sula and June 22 in Tegucigalpa aimed at training journalists, academics, and civic actors to identify and counter disinformation, AI-generated content, and foreign interference threatening Honduras's information integrity and democracy.

A transportation entrepreneur says the electoral authority owes his company 37 million lempiras (about $1.5 million) for services provided during Honduras's primary elections, claiming delayed payment has pushed his business toward collapse.

The US Embassy welcomes the Asfura administration's push to reform Honduras's electricity law, saying the changes would attract US investment, boost economic growth, strengthen energy security, and improve reliable and affordable power access for Hondurans.

The Liberal Party's congressional bloc said it will not support a reform to the state power utility (ENEE) unless the proposal explicitly guarantees the company will not be privatized.

Honduras's Audit Court (TSC) has been ordered to investigate the administration of two former presidents of the Supreme Court of Justice, Rebeca Ráquel and Rolando Argueta, current court officials announced.

Honduras's joint military commander said the country is in dialogue with the United States about joint "combat operations" against organized crime under Trump's Americas Anti-Cartel Coalition, with the decision resting with President Nasry Asfura.

Inauthentic social media accounts linked to a pro–Partido Nacional news outlet have systematically posted comments attacking the credibility and impartiality of the independent expert group investigating her murder, mimicking legal terminology to discredit the panel's January 2026 findings.

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.

The Public Ministry and Criminal Investigation Agency seized documents from the Infrastructure Ministry as part of an investigation into alleged irregularities in three public hospital projects in Olancho, Santa Bárbara, and Ocotepeque, costing over 2 billion lempiras; construction was suspended in May pending review.

Pending congressional reforms to Honduras's electric sector guarantee that ENEE employees will retain their union affiliation and benefits even after the state utility is restructured into separate generation, distribution, and transmission companies, and explicitly reject any privatization.

A Libre congresswoman argues that two Supreme Court advisers, Ana Paola Hall and Cossette López, violated Article 55 of the Constitution by taking leaves of absence to hold paid positions outside health and education, alleging political favoritism.

The National Congress, with backing from 93 lawmakers across four parties, appointed interim leaders to the National Electoral Council and Electoral Court to fill vacancies and cover leaves of absence, ensuring continuity of electoral operations.

The National Congress's Gender Equity Commission met with UN Women, civil society, and regulators to review a National Financial Inclusion Strategy aimed at expanding formal financial services for women and other excluded groups.

Ninfa Suyapa Flores, the former director of Honduras's juvenile detention institute, appeared in court for her arraignment hearing on charges related to her tenure at the agency.