"Honduras's top prosecutor has issued an international arrest warrant for former President Juan Orlando Hernandez, intensifying legal and political turmoil just days after the ex-leader walked free from a United States prison. Attorney General Johel Antonio Zelaya announced the move on Monday in a post on X, saying he instructed the Agencia Tecnica de Investigacion Criminal, the main investigative body of the Public Prosecutor's Office, and urged Interpol to execute the international arrest warrant against former President Juan Orlando Hernandez."
"Hemos sido lacerados por los tentaculos de la corrupcion y por las redes criminales que han marcado profundamente la vida de nuestro pais. Es por ello que en el marco del Dia Internacional Contra la Corrupcion que se conmemora manana 9 de diciembre, informo al pueblo hondureno pic.twitter.com/8V4cpyrKq2 Johel Antonio Zelaya Alvarez (@jaza_hn) December 8, 2025 Zelaya's announcement comes as Hernandez was released from a 45-year prison sentence in the US after President Donald Trump pardoned him."
An international arrest warrant was issued for former President Juan Orlando Hernandez amid a closely fought election. Attorney General Johel Antonio Zelaya instructed the Agencia Tecnica de Investigacion Criminal and urged Interpol to carry out the warrant. Hernandez was released from a 45-year US prison sentence after a presidential pardon and remains in the United States for safety reasons, according to his wife. Hernandez was extradited in 2022, convicted by New York prosecutors for drug- and weapons-related offences and accused of using the presidency to enable large-scale cocaine trafficking to the United States. Domestic investigations have also targeted current and former politicians.
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