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OAS Mission to Support the Fight against Corruption and Impunity in Honduras (MACCIH) to be Presented on Monday in Tegucigalpa

  February 21, 2016

The Mission to Support the Fight against Corruption and Impunity in Honduras (MACCIH) of the Organization of American States (OAS) will be presented on Monday in Tegucigalpa and will immediately begin its work to help address and tackle corruption in a concrete and decisive manner.

Launch of the Mission and Presentation of the Team

The presentation will detail the characteristics of the MACCIH, an unprecedented initiative designed to bring about a structural reform in the administration of justice in Honduras. The presentation will include an explanation of what will be the first steps of the MACCIH and an introduction to the coordinators of the various units that make up the Mission.

The launch will include the participation of:

· Francisco Guerrero, OAS Secretary for Strengthening Democracy

· Juan Jiménez Mayor, spokesman for the Mission, representative of the OAS Secretary General and former Prime Minister and Justice Minister of Peru

· Jan-Michael Simon, MACCIH Advisor on Criminal Law

· Juan Pablo Corlazzoli García, Coordinator of the Civil Society Observatory

· Jacobo Alejandro Dominguez Gudini, Coordinator of the Division of Politico-Electoral Reform

The presentation will take place in the Salon de la Concordia at the Marriott Hotel and will be broadcast live via the OAS Website.

Press Conference

Following the presentation, Guerrero and Jimenez will offer a press conference in the La Ronda Room of the Marriott Hotel, which will be moderated by Sergio Jellinek, Strategic Communications Advisor of the OAS Secretary General, Luis Almagro.

Honduras contact: Sergio Jellinek ([email protected])

Washington, DC, contact: Gonzalo Espariz ([email protected])

WHAT: Presentation and Press Conference of the OAS Mission to Support the Fight against Corruption and Impunity in Honduras (MACCIH)

WHEN: Monday February 22, 12:30 local time (18:30 GMT).

WHERE: Marriott Hotel in Tegucigalpa. Salon La Concordia. Boulevard Juan Pablo II, Tegucigalpa 11101, Honduras

Reference: AVI-016/16