The president describes the conservative politician’s government — who won with the backing of Donald Trump — as a ‘de facto’ administration resulting from ‘monstrous electoral fraud’
The veteran judge, who oversaw high-profile cases involving 9/11 and Harvey Weinstein, is also handling the case of ‘Pollo’ Carvajal, the former head of intelligence for the Venezuela regime
The arrest of Maduro for alleged drug trafficking contrasts with the pardon of former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández, convicted of the same crime
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