Court Clears Former Congresswoman López in Graft Case

Published on Honduras Daily · Aug 13, 2026 · Originally reported August 11, 2026 by El Heraldo

An appeals court threw out the charges and permanently dismissed the case against former Nationalist Party congresswoman Gladis Aurora López, who was accused of misappropriating public funds from an electrification project in La Paz.

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Also reported by: La Prensa, HCH

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