Fire in Honduran prison underlines the need for Danish presence in Latin America
On Valentine’s Day, a fire broke out in a prison in Comayagua two hours north of the capital Tegucigalpa. The prison capacity was 400 inmates, but at the time of the fire some 851 were behind bars. Two days later the death toll rose to 377.
Police is being blaimed for the fire by inmates who claim that
prison guards shot at them as they tried to escape the
flames. The corrupt police who is in charge of the
Honduran prison system is also deeply involved in
organized crime and drug trafficking. The prison fire in Honduras
shows that there is no rule of law in the country and
underlines the need for international involment in the
country. If Honduras which has one of the highest murder
rates pr capita is forgotten by the international community it
will most likely become a full blown dictatorship.
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