Juan Orlando Hernández, 55, served two consecutive terms as president of the Central American country of around 10 million inhabitants. He was arrested in Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras, three months after leaving office in 2022 and was extradited to the United States in April of that year.
U.S. prosecutors have accused Hernán of working with drug traffickers since 2004, claiming he accepted millions of dollars in bribes as he rose from rural congressman to president.