Judge finds Honduras lawmaker guilty in defamation case

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — A judge in Honduras has found an opposition lawmaker guilty of defaming and slandering a powerful local banker.
Maria Luisa Borjas of the Libre party was sued by Ficohsa bank president Camilo Atala in 2017 after she publicly read a list of suspected “intellectual authors” contained in a government investigative report on killings. Atala’s was one of 16 names.
The lawsuit said Borjas’ comments caused “irreparable damage” to At