Former President Juan Orlando Hernández returns to Honduras after arrest warrant suspended
He will face fraud and money laundering charges after a judge suspended his arrest warrant and Interpol notice, according to court filings.
- On Sunday, former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez returned to Honduras via private flight to Palmerola International Airport, with a suspended arrest warrant ensuring he will not be detained upon arrival.
- The return follows Hernandez's release from a 45-year U.S. prison sentence granted via presidential pardon from U.S. President Donald Trump in late 2025, eight months after his December release.
- Prosecutors allege Hernandez benefited from diverted state funds totaling more than 288 million lempiras between 2010 and 2013, with the Pandora I investigation claiming at least 62 million lempiras funded his first presidential campaign.
- Former Specialized Prosecutor's Unit Against Corruption Networks chief Luis Javier Santos warns the process may be a sham, fearing the judiciary will issue alternative measures to imprisonment rather than conviction.
- Scheduled for an August 3 arraignment, Hernandez faces legal proceedings while claiming he intends to support his party's new leadership, though he has not ruled out standing for office again.
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Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, who returned to his country on Sunday, thanked US President Donald Trump for having pardoned him for a 45-year sentence in prison for drug trafficking, considering he was the victim of a "hunt for witches." A New York federal judge sentenced Hernández to 45 years in prison in June 2024, two years after his extradition.
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TEGUCIGALPA >> Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez returned to Honduras on Sunday, eight months after President Donald Trump pardoned him while he was serving a 45-year U.S. prison sentence for drug and arms trafficking.
Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández has returned to his homeland after US President Donald Trump granted him a pardon last year. Hernández landed at an airport near the capital Tegucigalpa, where he was met by family members and supporters.
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The former president has arrived in Honduras, where he will face charges of fraud and money laundering on August 3.
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