(Adnkronos) – Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez has been released from Hazelton maximum-security prison after receiving a ”total and unconditional” pardon from US President Donald Trump. This was reported by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Hernandez was serving a 45-year prison sentence after being found guilty last year of receiving millions of dollars in bribes and collaborating with drug traffickers, creating a veritable ”cocaine highway”.
Honduras, ex-President Hernandez released after Trump pardon
Related Posts
FOCUS: Japan’s Retrial System under Review over Evidence Rules
Tokyo, Dec. 23 (Jiji Press)–Debate over reforming Japan’s retrial system has intensified following the landmark acquittal in October 2024 of Iwao Hakamata, now 89, who was wrongfully convicted of a 1966 murder and spent about 48 years in custody. It took 43
U.S. House Draft Resolution Blasts China’s Coercion against Japan
Washington, Dec. 22 (Jiji Press)–Bipartisan members of the U.S. House of Representatives have introduced a draft resolution condemning China’s “coercive actions against Japan” that followed Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks on a potential Taiwan contingency. While urging China to “cease its
