The US cancels the visa of the former president of Honduras 2:17
(CNN Spanish) --
The United States asked Honduras for the extradition of former President Juan Orlando Hernández.
It all started with a mysterious tweet from the Honduran Foreign Ministry confirming that it had asked the Supreme Court of that country to approve the extradition "of a Honduran politician" without giving more details.
But shortly after, CNN had access through a source within the Government of Honduras to the notification that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Honduras sent to the Supreme Court on Monday.
They sign an agreement that puts an end to the two boards of directors in the National Congress of Honduras
The document reports “the formal request for provisional arrest for the purpose of extradition to the United States of Juan Orlando Hernández, who is protected by the privileges of the Central American parliament.
CNN asked the US Department of Justice for more details about this request but so far they have not responded.
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CNN is also seeking reaction from the former president.
At the moment, Juan Orlando Hernández has not spoken publicly on the subject.
Yes, it did recently on the decision of the United States Department of State that publicly revealed that it had imposed visa restrictions to enter that country.
Hernández wrote an open letter in which he says he learned of the decision through the media and social networks.
He also pointed out that his government bravely confronted organized crime in all its forms.
He also pointed out that he was surprised that the decision, according to him, was based on media reports and on statements by drug traffickers and confessed murderers who were extradited by their government or had to flee and surrender to the United States authorities for fear of being killed. be extradited.
He also indicated that during his government drug transit through Honduras was reduced by 83 percent, from 87 percent before he took office in 2013 to only 4 percent in 2020.
However, drug trafficking reached the close circle of Juan Orlando Hernández in Honduras.
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