"The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) has expressed concern over the criminal complaint filed on Tuesday by the Honduran Ministry of Finance (Sefin, for its initials in Spanish) against Dagoberto Rodríguez, director of Radio Cadena Voces, calling it an attempt to intimidate the media outlet in retaliation for publishing a report on alleged mismanagement of public funds.
Radio Cadena recently reported an overdraft of 6.5 billion lempiras—more than USD $250,000—in Honduras' finance ministry, allegedly allocated for organizing primary elections and managed by Sefin, the Ministry of Social Development, and the Agricultural Development Bank, according to media reports.
In response, Sefin announced a lawsuit for libel and slander against Rodríguez, accusing the media outlet of spreading information without documentary evidence."
