Honduras Judge Says Ex-President Can Be Extradited to US

Honduras Judge Says Ex-President Can Be Extradited to US
Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, center in chains, is shown to the press at the Police Headquarters in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on Feb. 15, 2022. AP Photo/Elmer Martinez
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TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras—Former President Juan Orlando Hernández should be extradited to the United States to face drug trafficking and weapons charges, a Honduran judge ruled Wednesday.

The country’s Supreme Court of Justice said late Wednesday via Twitter that the judge had decided to grant the U.S. extradition request.