Honduran Attorney General Johel Zelaya requested on Monday the enforcement of an international arrest warrant against former president Juan Orlando Hernandez, who was recently pardoned by U.S. President Donald Trump as part of an interventionist push against the country’s sovereignty.
In a post on X, Honduran Attorney General Johel Zelaya announced that he had instructed the Technical Criminal Investigation Agency (ATIC, in Spanish) and urged national and international security bodies—including INTERPOL—to locate Hernandez, who faces charges of money laundering and fraud in the Pandora II case.
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“We have been scarred by the tentacles of corruption and by criminal networks that have profoundly shaped the life of our country”, Zelaya wrote, reaffirming that his fight is “direct and unwavering.”
Hemos sido lacerados por los tentáculos de la corrupción y por las redes criminales que han marcado profundamente la vida de nuestro país. Es por ello que en el marco del Día Internacional Contra la Corrupción que se conmemora mañana 9 de diciembre, informo al pueblo hondureño… pic.twitter.com/8V4cpyrKq2
— Johel Antonio Zelaya Alvarez (@jaza_hn) December 8, 2025
Text reads: We have been torn by the tentacles of corruption and criminal networks that have deeply marked the life of our country. (…) I also inform the population that the first line of investigation has been completed…
Juan Orlando Hernandez’ Crimes
The charges against Hernandez stem from a multimillion-dollar corruption scheme that also implicated former lawmakers, business leaders, and private individuals in the diversion of state funds to finance the 2013 political campaign.
Hernandez was released on December 1 after receiving a pardon from U.S. President Trump, overturning a 45-year sentence handed down in 2024 for drug trafficking and weapons charges. A U.S. federal court in New York had accused him of facilitating the entry of more than 400 tons of cocaine into the United States.
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Trump also congratulated Hernandez on Truth Social, hinting at the pardon days earlier by praising him on his upcoming exoneration. Meanwhile, the U.S. president has leveled unsubstantiated accusations against Latin American leaders—especially in Venezuela and Colombia—claiming they are tied to drug trafficking, despite lacking evidence comparable to the case built against Hernandez.
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