Honduran Opposition Leader Flees Arrest, Sparks Nationwide Manhunt

David Chávez Madison, under investigation for corruption, evades capture at airport amid escalating political turmoil in Honduras.

David Chávez Madison, president of Honduras’ main opposition party, fled an international airport after being stopped by immigration agents for carrying two passports.
Chávez was due to board a flight to the United States when he was stopped and subsequently fled the airport.
A judge ordered Chávez’s capture based on the investigation of a 2016 complaint by the National Anticorruption Council related to irregularities during his time as director of a government agency.
The alleged irregularities concern a bidding process in which a significantly inflated contract was awarded to outfit regional training centers in several Honduran cities.
Honduras is currently in political turmoil, with the ruling party of President Xiomara Castro accused of consolidating power and eroding the country’s system of checks and balances.