TEGUCIGALPA, HONDURAS.- The President of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernandez, hopes a “second court” in the United States can review the case of his brother, former congressman found guilty drug trafficking by a court in New York.
In an interview with AFP on Friday, the president said he was confident that judges would charge the charges against it. Juan Antonio “Tony” HernandezThey are responding to a revenge of the drug cartel bosses that their government has dismantled.
“Tony” was found guilty by a jury at the Southern District Court in New York for charges such as drug trafficking and possession of weapons, crimes that the judge can punish with at least 40 years in prison.
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The retaliation, says the president, also involves him, as drug traffickers claim that they financially supported his presidential campaign in exchange for the fact that it allows them to function.
In power since 2014, lawyer Hernández recalls that his government extradited 23 chiefs. And that he asked for support from the United States, which in turn recognizes the 83% drop in drug trafficking through Honduras.
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JOH, as he is known in his country by his initials, addresses security, drug trafficking and diplomacy issues, which he addressed during the interview and also revealed his position on the controversy surrounding his brother. or:
His brother was found guilty in the United States of having links to drug lords
There are two dimensions, the size of the brother, the family member, seeing my mother, seeing my grandchildren (Tony’s children), my siblings and talking in the family is something powerful, it is something that hits very hard.
But I am also the president of a country and (…) no one is above the law.
Now, when I hear the confessed killers say ridiculous, the desire for revenge is clearly seen.
But they found him guilty [espera sentencia para marzo] What do you think will happen with this decision?
It will be necessary to see how the testimonies of these people remain once the judge realizes who they are (…) Like any judicial process, it always has a second instance.
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