Police Chief Rehires Officers Purged for Corruption

Published on Honduras Daily · Jul 2, 2026 · Originally reported July 2, 2026 by Contracorriente

National Police Director Rigoberto Oseguera Mass has reinstated officers removed in the 2016–2018 purge, among them Francisco Javier Leiva Gamoneda, tied by a 2016 investigation to the 2009 killing of a drug-enforcement director, and Jorge Alberto Barralaga Hernández, convicted of money laundering in 2021.

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Also reported by: Radio América Honduras

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