NEW YORK, June 27 — A court in New York yesterday sentenced former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandez to 45 years in prison after he was convicted of trafficking hundreds...
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Preacher Firdaus Wong yet to give statement to cops over covert conversion of minors to Islam, cites busy schedule to Europe “The role of Mr Hernandez was to use his political power as president of Congress and president of Honduras to limit the risks of drug traffickers in exchange of money,” said Judge Kevin Castel as the disgraced statesman stood impassively.
“He’s going to pursue every single possible legal remedy that he can pursue,” Hernandez’s lawyer Renato Stabile told reporters outside court.Hernandez, who US federal prosecutors said turned his Central American country into a “narco-state” during his 2014-2022 presidency, has previously indicated through his legal team he would appeal his conviction.
He had presented himself as a champion of the war on drugs and was initially seen by Washington as an ally in the fight. US Attorney General Merrick Garland said Hernandez “abused his power to support one of the largest and most violent drug trafficking conspiracies in the world, and the people of Honduras and the United States bore the consequences.”No sooner had he handed over power to the new left-wing president Xiomara Castro, the outgoing leader was shackled and paraded in front of journalists.
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