Tag: Juan Orlando Hernandez

Honduras Judge Says Ex-President Can Be Extradited to US

March 16, 2022
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TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras—Former President Juan Orlando Hernández should be extradited to the United States to face drug trafficking and weapons charges, a Honduran judge ruled Wednesday. The country’s Supreme Court of Justice said late Wednesday via Twitter that the judge had decided to grant the U.S. extradition request. U.S. prosecutors in the Southern District of New…

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Police Detain Ex-Honduras President Hernandez as US Seeks Extradition

February 16, 2022
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TEGUCIGALPA—Honduran police detained ex-President Juan Orlando Hernandez on Tuesday, escorting him from his home in handcuffs and chains, following a U.S. extradition request on drug charges that marked a dramatic fall from grace only weeks after Hernandez left power. In live footage shown on national TV, police officials gave Hernandez a bullet-proof vest and placed…

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‘We Are Real Friends,’ Honduran President Says on 4th Visit to Taiwan Before Leaving Office

November 14, 2021
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The outgoing Honduran president said on Nov. 13 that he hopes his country will continue its friendship with Taiwan even after his presidency, with his comments coming as the Central American country could switch its diplomatic recognition to Beijing. “We are real friends,” Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez told Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on the…

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