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Honduras presidential plane unsellable due to irregularities, ex-director says

From Proceso Digital · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Honduras' presidential plane cannot be sold due to documentation irregularities and legal inconsistencies, according to a former state property director.
  • The former director stated that selling the aircraft would be a crime and questioned the current government's ability to proceed with a sale without proper documentation.
  • He urged the president to reveal those involved in alleged corruption before attempting to auction the used plane, which violated state regulations against purchasing used goods.

The presidential plane in Honduras is unsellable due to significant documentation and legal irregularities, asserted Luis Alonso Sosa, former executive director of the National Directorate of State Property.

Sosa stated that the aircraft's incorporation process is riddled with legal and documentary gaps, preventing its appraisal and sale. "It definitely could not be sold because it would be committing a crime," he added, questioning the current government's intentions and their ability to legally auction or appraise the plane.

The former official called on President Asfura to disclose the individuals involved in this "great act of corruption" before proceeding with any sale strategy. Sosa highlighted that the company linked to the aircraft failed to provide original documentation, reinforcing his claims of irregularities. He also revealed that the plane was already used, with 3,500 flight hours, violating a state regulation that prohibits the purchase of used assets.

Sosa noted that during the previous administration, the plane was only used for repatriating deceased citizens. However, he suspects it was used for non-institutional purposes in earlier periods, which he deems questionable. The case, he confirmed, is already with the Public Ministry and verifiable through public information access mechanisms.

Entonces la pregunta es, ¿Cómo lo van a vender? ¿Cómo lo van a subastar? ¿Cómo le van a hacer un avalúo?

— Luis Alonso SosaQuestioning the government's ability to sell the presidential plane given the alleged irregularities.
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Originally published by Proceso Digital in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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