Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
Several hours after the murder of lawyer Melvin Bonilla, the police located a motorcycle allegedly used this morning in the Alameda neighborhood to commit the violent act.
The motorcycle was found in the Bernardo Dazzi neighborhood. After the discovery, staff of the Police Department could investigate (DPI) immediately began the inspection to clarify whether or not it had been used in the crime.
“We have already located a motorcycle that is being assessed for the collection of material elements so that we can find the suspect (s). There are also several security cameras at the scene of the events, but all this needs to be analyzed, by Once We are with these studies and we hope to have pairing results in the next few hours, ”he said. Rommel Martinez, director of the DPI.
The renowned criminal attorney was gunned down in his car on the main street of the aforementioned neighborhood on Thursday morning. The togado was attacked with bullets while in full gear in his car, then collided with another car.
Multiple gunshot wounds were left in the red pickup truck on the driver’s side, and the lawyer reportedly had several shots to the head.
Hours later, the Honduran Bar Association (CAH) has rejected and mourned the murder of Melvin Bonilla.
“The CAH deplores the sensitive death of leading lawyer Melvin Edgardo Bonilla Mejía (QDDG), who was an honorable member of our institution.
Today, we condemn the violent death of lawyer Melvin Bonilla. It is urgent that the Honduran authorities put in place security mechanisms that allow the physical integrity and lives of legal professionals and their families to be protected. to strengthen the protection of the right to life in the country, ” was the message spread by the National Commissioner for Human Rights (Conadeh).
From January 2009 to November 2020, 161 lawyers were murdered in Honduras, with 2011, 2013 and 2020 when there was more data, according to data from the Observatory of Violence.
Profile
Melvin Bonilla is a graduate of the International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) and the National Autonomous University of Honduras (Unah).
The lawyer handled high-impact lawsuits in the country, including that of “Tony” Hernández, who had already been convicted of drug trafficking in the United States.
He was also a lawyer and civil-law notary, an expert in criminal law with over 15 years of experience. A year ago, he quit as a Judge of Arts in the Francisco Morazán Department to devote himself to private work.