Former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández was detained by police in Tegucigalpa yesterday, after an extradition request by the United States, where federal prosecutors have accused him of participating in a "violent drug-trafficking conspiracy." He presented himself voluntarily to security officers in front of his home, and was escorted away wearing a bulletproof vest and shackles that bound him hand and foot. (
JOH detained in shackles (Feb. 16, 2022)
JOH detained in shackles (Feb. 16, 2022)
JOH detained in shackles (Feb. 16, 2022)
Former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández was detained by police in Tegucigalpa yesterday, after an extradition request by the United States, where federal prosecutors have accused him of participating in a "violent drug-trafficking conspiracy." He presented himself voluntarily to security officers in front of his home, and was escorted away wearing a bulletproof vest and shackles that bound him hand and foot. (