Thread: Hondurans bent out of shape over cancelled visa

http://www.elheraldo.hn/detalle.php?nid ... 2005-04-29

translated via babelfish from El Heraldo of Honduras

They cancel American visas to civil employees As a result of the scandal in Migration, they continue the investigations on the part of the Office of the public prosecutor, specifically in the office of the ex- director Ramon Romero. Tegucigalpa. The government of the United States cancelled the American visa to at least eight civil employees of Migration and the courts have congealed 1,5 implied million of lempiras to first in the Eastern and Colombian scandal of traffic of. Information offered to the HERALDO indicate that the diplomatic representation has come to cancel the visa to the first eight civil employees and ex- civil employees who by their functions are fundamental pieces in the granting of passports or the entrance and exit of people by the airports. In agreement with these data, it has been come to cancel the visa to the dismissed director Ramon Romero; to the Secretary General of Migration, Berenice Castle; to the ex- head of ExtranjerÃÂ*a, Julio Hernandez Cerrato (the only defendant); to the head of Passports, Luis Fernando Moya; to the head of Migration in the airport ToncontÃÂ*n, David Williams; to the subfemale leader of Migration in ToncontÃÂ*n, Nelly Valladares. In the list there are two people more, but the identity could not be needed. It deals with people key, in positions of decision, which with his actions they have tolerated or allowed situations that go against the right state, said to the HERALDO a reliable source. Some have legalized or granted concessions that, in agreement with the law, were not authorized to do it, said the source, after emphasizing that indications that are had some of the people which they obtained Honduran passports, being of other nationalities, managed to obtain American visa. THEY CONGEAL ACCOUNTS The judge of Letters of the Penitentiary, ElÃÂ*as Herrera, solved to apply the measurement to prevent of securing to 17 banking accounts property of the ex- head of ExtranjerÃÂ*a, Julio Hernandez Cerrato. These accounts were "aperturadas" in different banks from the country from name of the Hernandez Cerrato and their wife Maritza Trinidad Palm Diaz, who has come carrying out like the secretary from the ex- director of Migration, Ramon Romero. The decision of judge Herrera obeys to a request of the Office of the public prosecutor, that confirmed that the two people have of 17 banking accounts in which they have saved 1,5 million of lempiras. This money, according to the Office of the public prosecutor, could come from illicit activities and be bound to the crime of washing of assets. The Office of the public prosecutor received an unit report of Financial Information of the National Commission of Banks and Insurances where the 17 banking accounts are detachhed that the imputed one has in banks del country. The judge freed yesterday offices to the managers of the different banks in where the 17 accounts are briefed so that the same ones are congealed. INVESTIGATED As much Hernandez Cerrato as their wife will have to credit before the Office of the public prosecutor and the judge how they obtained this million and average of lempiras. In case they do not manage to credit the origin of this money, the same one will be transferred to the Office Administrator of Seized Goods, of the Office of the public prosecutor. According to sources related to the Office of the public prosecutor, at least two banking accounts are in dollars, and have thousands deposits of at least five each one, to name of Palm Diaz. The court of the Penitentiary found merits of culpability against Hernandez by the crime of washing of assets, since it did not justify the possession of money credited in his banking accounts, one of them by 759 thousands lempiras, not to be of agreed the pay that devengaba, 12 thousands lempiras. To Hernandez one was him in his office, in archives, writing-desk and wire drawings in the ground, 268 thousands lempiras and 1.685 dollars stuck to comprobantes of the General Treasury, in documentation without legal sustenance and grapados in slips of paper in where favors were thanked for. Hernandez is in the National PenitenciarÃÂ*a and she was visited yesterday by his wife, who wore to clothes of bed and other equipment to him. Thoroughly General prosecutor Ovid Navarrese assured yesterday to community national and international that, in agreement with which it is from the investigations that are made in the Main directorate of Migracio'n and ExtranjerÃÂ*a, will be encausarán in the courts to the people in charge. For the government of the United States this scandal of the traffic of people is a subject that affects the security from that country when being facilitating documentation to tie foreigners in criminal organizations. "we are not going to back down nor to waver and I commit myself to arrive until the end, we are going to continue in the fight against the crime organized in all his forms and to give an effective answer as far as finding the people in charge", added the public prosecutor. It said that they contemplate to ask for support to the government of the United States. DEFINITIVE DESTITUTION OF ROMERO The minister of Interior, Jorge Ramon Hernandez Alcerro, made official yesterday the definitive destitution of the director of Migracio'n and ExtranjerÃÂ*a, Ramon Romero. In press official notice he emphasizes himself that, "due to the verified violation of the procedures settled down for the consulted visa extension, the secretary of Interior and Justicia, Jorge Ramon Hernandez Alcerro, today came (yesterday) definitively to separate of his position the ex- chief of a main directorate of Migracio'n and ExtranjerÃÂ*a, lawyer Ramon Romero Juárez. The internal investigations lead by the own Secretariat verified that, in the case of a group of people of Colombian origin, the ex- director of Migration did not fulfill the procedures settled down for those cases. In addition, Hernandez Alcerro sent a note to the general prosecutor of the Republic, informing to him on it is action and urging to him to that she takes all the measures that are necessary to quickly establish the responsibilities of the case and of ensuring the success a possible criminal action.

I'll think of a response when I get finished crying.

Once again another foreign country showing no signs of resposibility over a problem they helped to create.