Honduras AG issues international arrest warrant for pardoned ex-president Hernandez

December 8, 2025 6:31 PM EST

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 Decemb

MEXICO ⁠CITY, ⁠Dec ‍8 - Honduras Attorney ‍General Johel Antonio Zelaya ​on Monday ​issued an international arrest warrant for former ​president Juan Orlando Hernandez, ​he said in ‌a post on X.

Hernandez was recently ​pardoned by ⁠U.S. President Donald ‌Trump and released from ‌prison where he was ‌serving a 45-year sentence on drug ‍trafficking charges.

(Reporting by Laura ⁠García; Writing by Iñigo Alexander; Editing by Sarah Morland)



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