The president explained his decision by posting on social media that “according to many people I respect greatly,” Hernández was “treated very harshly and unfairly.”
In March last year, Hernandez was convicted in a US court of conspiring to import cocaine into the United States. He served two terms as leader of the Central American nation of approximately 10 million people.
Hernandez is appealing his conviction and serving time at the U.S. Penitentiary in Hazleton, West Virginia.
Renato C. Stabile, an attorney for Hernandez, expressed gratitude for Trump’s actions.
Stabile said, “A great injustice has been corrected and we are very hopeful for the future partnership of the United States and Honduras.” “Thank you to President Trump for ensuring justice. We look forward to President Hernandez’s triumphant return to Honduras.”
A separate attorney for Hernandez, Sabrina Shroff, declined to comment.
The post was part of Trump’s broader message Support of Nasri “Tito” Asfura As for the presidency of Honduras, Trump said the US would support the country if he won. But if Asfura loses the election this Sunday, Trump posted that “the United States will not throw good money after bad, because a wrong leader can only bring disastrous consequences to a country, no matter what country it is.”
67-year-old Asfura is contesting the presidential election for the second time from the Conservative National Party. He was the mayor of Tegucigalpa and promised to solve Honduras’s infrastructure needs. But he has previously been accused of embezzling public funds, charges he denies.
In addition to Asfura, there are two other potential contenders for the presidency of Honduras: Rixie Moncadawho served as Secretary of Finance and later Defense before running for president for the outgoing democratic socialist Libre party, and salvador nasrallaA former television personality who is making his fourth bid for the presidency, this time as the Liberal Party candidate.
Trump has framed Honduras’ election as a test for democracy, suggesting in a separate Truth Social post that if Asfura loses, the country could go the way of Venezuela and come under the influence of that country’s leader. Nicolas Maduro,
Trump has tried to put pressure on Maduro by giving orders series of attacks against Boats suspected of carrying drugsBuild US military presence in the Caribbean with warships, including Navy most advanced aircraft carrierUSS Gerald R. Ford.
The US President has No refusal of military action or covert operations against Venezuela by the CIA, although it has also floated that it was open To talk to Maduro.
Outgoing President of Honduras The president has also backed off his threats to end Honduras’ extradition treaty and military cooperation with the US
Under Castro, Honduras also deported its citizens to the US and served as a bridge for exiled Venezuelans who were later taken up by Venezuelans in Honduras.
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Associated Press reporter Mike Sisak in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, contributed to this report.
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