U.S. asks Honduras to arrest, extradite former President Hernández
AxiosMAY 2022
The trial will have sweeping consequences for the region. Arresting and prosecuting a former head of state will send a strong message to a country plagued by drug trafficking and corruption that the US will hunt down those who aid and abet the international drug trade.
The US may be stepping in now, but for years it has played a defining role in the evolution of violence throughout Central America, including Honduras. Where was America when Hernández increasingly militarized the police, or brutally crushed opposition in a bid to win his last election?