
Honduras reacts with mixed feelings to the release of Juan Orlando Hernández
Hondurans, gripped by uncertainty due to the close election results, have differing opinions over the former president’s pardon

Hondurans, gripped by uncertainty due to the close election results, have differing opinions over the former president’s pardon

Convicted of associating with criminals who paid him bribes, and of possessing an arsenal of firearms, the former president was released from prison after being pardoned by Trump

The charges carry a mandatory minimum of 40 years in prison and a potential maximum of life. Sentencing was set for June 26

US authorities claim that the ex-leader worked ‘hand in hand’ with violent criminal organizations, such as the Sinaloa Cartel, to send cocaine into the United States

Today, bananas have lost their capacity for extortion in favor of agroindustries and open-pit mining concessions, but above all drug trafficking