US EditionHonduras AG issues international arrest warrant for pardoned ex-president Hernandez
The warrant follows Hernandez's release from a 45-year US prison sentence after a presidential pardon amid ongoing investigations into drug trafficking and corruption.
- On Monday, Honduras attorney general Johel Antonio Zelaya announced he instructed the Agencia Técnica de Investigación Criminal and urged Interpol to execute an international arrest warrant for former President Juan Orlando Hernández.
- His US conviction and sentence reflect a 45-year term for drug trafficking, while domestic probes charge Juan Orlando Hernández and several former Honduran officials with alleged misappropriation of more than $12m in state funds.
- Prosecutors in New York accused Hernández of three drug- and weapons-related offences, and alleged he used his presidency to transform Honduras into a `narco-state`.
- The timing raises election stakes as Donald Trump urged support for Nasry `Tito` Asfura, who held 40.52 percent with roughly 42,100 votes lead while counts paused at 88 percent.
- Beyond the warrant, prosecutors note the case could deepen political instability and strain ties between Honduras and the United States, while Hernández's wife says he is in a `safe place` in the US.
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The Honduran Attorney General’s Office has today called for the international capture of former country president Juan Orlando Hernández, after last week he was released from prison thanks to the pardon granted by the president of the United States, where he served a 45-year sentence on three drug trafficking charges.
Honduran AG issues international arrest warrant for former president
Honduras’s attorney general issued an international arrest warrant for former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez after he was pardoned by President Donald Trump. Honduran Attorney General Johel Zelaya posted a picture of the international arrest warrant on X along with a statement affirming his commitment to fighting corruption. “We have been lacerated by the tentacles of corruption and by the criminal networks that have deeply marked the…
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Honduras seeks arrest of ex-President Hernández after Trump pardon
Honduras Attorney General Johel Zelaya has ordered authorities and asked Interpol to execute a 2023 arrest order for ex-President Juan Orlando Hernández.
Honduras issued an international arrest warrant against former President Juan Orlando Hernández, pardoned by Donald Trump after being convicted of drug trafficking in the United States.
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