Former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandez delivers a speech in an unknown location after U.S. President Donald Trump pardoned him from a 45-year U.S. sentence on drug trafficking and weapons charges, in this screengrab from video released on Dec. 5, 2025. Juan Orlando Hernandez/Handout via ReutersTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras—Honduras Attorney General Johel Zelaya said Monday that he had ordered Honduran authorities and asked Interpol to execute a 2023 arrest order for ex-President Juan Orlando Hernández, pardoned by U.S. President Donald Trump.Hernández was released from federal prison in the United States last week after Trump pardoned him. Hernández had been sentenced in U.S. federal court last year to 45 years in prison for helping move tons of cocaine to the United States.
Honduras Seeks Arrest of Former President Hernndez After Trump Pardon
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