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Hernandez Pardoned, Charges Dropped in Honduras | Honduras News
Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, convicted in the U.S. for drug trafficking and sentenced to 45 years, has seen fraud and money laundering charges dropped in Honduras after his U.S. pardon — a move hailed by him as victory over political persecution, though critics say it’s a blow to accountability. Once celebrated as a U.S. ally in the war on drugs, Hernandez now returns home amid controversy, having been cleared domestically despite past accusations of corruption and bribery tied to the Pandora scandal. His pardon by the new U.S. administration — timed just before…
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