Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez will be extradited next week to the United States, where he faces drug trafficking and firearms charges, Honduran Security Minister Ruben Sabillon said on Wednesday.

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【大紀元2022年04月14日訊】（大紀元記者李馨綜合報導）洪都拉斯安全部長週三（4月13日）表示，下週將把前總統胡安‧奧蘭多‧埃爾南德斯（Juan Orlando Hernández）引渡到美國，美國檢察官指控他販毒並在販毒行動中使用武器。「引渡將在下週進行」，洪都拉斯安全部長雷蒙‧薩比隆（Ramón Sabillón）告訴電視新聞頻道HCH，「我們必須與美國當局取得聯繫，讓他自首。」這個中美洲國家的最高法院上個月批准了對埃爾南德斯的引渡要求。埃爾南德斯於2月15日在家中被捕，此前一天，美國當局對他發出了引渡令。在他被捕的當天上午，洪都拉斯最高法院指定了一名法官處理此案，該法官幾小時後簽署了逮捕令。洪都拉斯當局從前一天晚上開始就包圍了埃爾南德斯的家，並在法官簽署逮捕令後迅速將其拘留。他並沒有抵抗，而是選擇了向警方自首。美國檢察官多年來一直在指控埃爾南德斯涉嫌與毒品販子有關聯。在他擔任了八年總統於今年1月離任後，美國對不再具有國家元首豁免權的他採取了行動。薩比隆說，埃爾南德斯在美國面臨…

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Former president of Honduras suspected of selling drugs is extradited to the United States next week

The former president of Honduras will next week be extradited to the United States to be tried over drug trafficking and firearms offences.

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Australia

Honduras' ex-leader to be extradited to US

Juan Orlando Hernandez, who was president from 2014 until January, is wanted on drug trafficking and weapons charges.

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Qatar

Honduras ex-president to be extradited to US next week: Official

TEGUCIGALPA :     Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez will be extradited to the United States next week, Honduran Security Minister Ruben Sabillon said on Wednesday. The Central American country's Supreme Court last month authorized Hernandez's extradition to face drug trafficking and firearms ch

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Honduran official says ex-president Hernandez to be extradited to US next week

Last month, the Honduras Supreme Court backed the extradition of Juan Orlando Hernandez to the United States to face charges of drug trafficking. If convicted, the former president could face a life sentence.

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Honduras ex-President Hernandez to be extradited to US next week | DW | 13.04.2022

Former Honduran President allegedly helped ship 500 tons of drugs to the US. #kumparanNews

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Former Honduran President to Be Extradited to US on Drug Trafficking Charges

Juan Orlando Hernández fue detenido el 15 de febrero a solicitud del gobierno de Estados Unidos.

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Expresidente de Honduras será extraditado a EU la próxima semana

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Juan Orlando Hernandez, the former president of Honduras, will be extradited to the United States next week. He faces drug trafficking and firearms charges, Honduran Security Minister Ruben Sabillon said. US prosecutors allege the 53-year-old former president received drug money between 2004 and 2022 to finance his political rise.

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