Honduras ex-president on trial for allegedly running country as 'narco state'

Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández is on trial for being accused of running his country as a "narco state," while receiving millions of dollars from the U.S. to crack down on drugs. Hernández has dismissed the accusations.
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[@USA-zr9zy]

Must be nice that our government holds other presidents and government officials accountable instead of our own corruption right here at home

[@grandpa5508]

He's no longer profitable to the US partners in crime, so to shut him up, he's now prosecuted.

[@OCHOCINCO98]

Land of the free and home of the brave right? Lol

[@canttakejokesthenleaveoffi1808]

@@OCHOCINCO98when it matters or when they get angry at someone and throw them under the bus

[@leroy44]

But we are. doesnt trump have 91 criminal indictments?

[@Blk1shot]

True statement

[@benderbrodriguez9254]

Now let’s do that here in the USA and see if the news reports on it.

[@ryanwiler4808]

There is some irony here...

[@wolf17238]

In that case, Ronnie Reagan should have been on trial.

[@KNByam]

Not really. He didn't know what was going on.

[@wolf17238]

@KNByam 😂😂😂😂 Sure he didn't.

[@marimba3916]

The US 🇺🇸 is involved too let's talk about how they arm cartels

[@MyNatasha73]

Wow! So they used him and then served him up for the fall and the face.

[@koffatallawford2814]

Why is a foreign country president being judged in the American courts system? The American government shouldn't have power in those countries. In the meantime, the American government is also part of the problem

[@Jricks1992]

Shouldn’t have came to us for help

[@Jricks1992]

Honduras shouldn’t have asked us for help then…it’s Honduras fault…next

[@unknown_known8071]

Just to show how much grab the US has in most places.

[@Supraking12]

They have a extradition treaty. Honduras, like many countries, agreed to grant this power to the US.

[@FatherDyer1990]

USA has jurisdiction due to the protected drug shipments ending up in America.

[@santeegowdy5860]

I think the own country should have been charged it and not the US.

[@alphaomega17]

Their own country is a corrupt narco state. The head of Mexican police himself was into drug trafficking and now serving a prison sentence in the US. They believed they were above the law but they were wrong.

[@Dee-ye2dk]

She lives in a nice house and well fed

[@richardgomez5008]

Should have sold ugly sneakers, instead.😮

[@TropicalHonduranDominican]

This is why my father will not go back to his home country because of the incompetence and corruption in honduras. However he has been homeless in miami for a couple of years.

[@HELLO_KORO]

U take him into you're home?

[@kartiersupremewhite330]

Extremely interesting and informative.

[@SHERMAN1976]

Bukele 2024

[@menkros1]

Dudes wife ain't gonna make it to old age.

[@josephsoumare2208]

Why would you let your former president be extradite to America??? Will America do the same?

[@gorrokasali305]

I was thinking the same thing but I believe what it bools down to is financial aid incentive.

[@Staywoke7909]

Nope

[@alienlatino2945]

That's what makes the difference between Anglo-Saxons and Latinos. Latinos are deadly against their own people and sell them down the river for the right money or opportunity, meanwhile Amglo-Saxons have more pride and honor and will NOT seellout another Anglo to anybody, even if that Anglo is a criminal and corrupted. Trump will never send Biden or Obama to Syria to be charged with war crimes, for example.

[@alphaomega17]

People are tired of corruption, more countries would like to see their corrupt governments be brought to justice.

[@bobmarley9835]

He shouldve went to cuba.

[@Karhthe1]

This is no joke

[@1malditoPerro]

The US charging someone for weapons possession in a foreing country? How does that work?

[@Jehoshua.J.A.K.]

Im shocked...NOT

[@First1ToComment]

Waiting on the next narcos release on Netflix 😅

[@ms.P502]

So am I 😂🎉

[@darrenbeavers8099]

They all need to be in prison all this corruption needs to stop a bunch of BS

[@alphaomega17]

Justice for the dead and those suffering in Kensington, PA.

[@sjwilloughby-greene8214]

Justice matters.

[@christianbarboza1074]

Jail him.

[@TheJenni347]

Lock him up throw away the key

[@didel8945]

Colombia will be next- with Gustavo Petro

[@addicted2truth408]

This what Pablo Escobar was trying to do in the 80s......

[@Salty-Crackers]

😂😂 good luck dude . This my first time hearing about this case

[@katieg1763]

Ya don’t say.

[@ney7515]

Dominican Republic 2 last presidents should be next

[@fuadrahaman7040]

These are the characters that Hillary Clinton chose to run Honduras.

[@Diaz-Ramos]

And who’s gonna put the US on trial?

[@sihaanm]

Narco Guy.... Get him please!!!

[@SlizzyTwoSeven]

This is not fair

[@kevina4469]

Why?? We can't even decide for our selves if presidents have complete immunity or not.

[@Mm2lover407]

Put him life sentence

[@X-fd9yp]

Oh wow.

[@confidentialp6292]

That man is guilty

[@binyamshoa5929]

Good, next, Ecuador's president, and Mexico's, Colombia's, Bolivia's, the United States

[@chapo4461]

Didn’t the us do this back in the day??

[@episdosas9949]

hiliri during the obuma admin supported the coup in honduras.

[@dieudonnee5525]

Whatever, Ronald Reagan and Trump for starters should have seen jail time or be in jail right now.

[@NIcholasparker88]

China Joe is going to prison for treason.

[@maxmarx2]

America just mad because they cut out the middle man

[@user-gj8tt1ml8q]

Should of never received us money 🤑💰 thats how they get you

[@MrUnfamilia]

True issa trap

[@Xzy-rv2nu]

Why waste our resources on a non-American citizen

[@SebastianHN]

Because he sent 500 tons of cocaine into the US? This does not only involve Honduras as it also dirrectly affected the US

[@user-jr2vt6kj6s]

Because you guys care about everything and everyone but your own failed society

[@D_-zj4nz]

I don't think you understand how the world works

[@Atite_Lometen]

I like you, you are so stupid.

[@JoseCruz-ot5ui]

Why haven't crack down on Mexico

[@Atite_Lometen]

cause they pay the fees to operate this guy didn't.

[@alphaomega17]

All these corrupt narco states. The head of Mexican police himself was into drug trafficking and now serving a prison sentence in the US. They believed they were above the law but they were wrong.

[@quesadilla79]

Has our DEA also destituted their Honduran employees turned narcos too or was that just in Mexico?

[@user-lh1bh7uc8o]

Im pretty sure we send Honduras millions of dollars regularly. My husband went there a couple of years in a row for annual training. The army built roads, bridges, and schools there. Hondurans come here illegally too. I dont understand why we give corrupt countries money that dont help their people. This needs to stop. Illegals are coming here from the countries that the US gives money. And, why arent we going after these corrupt cartels in Mexico?! They are murdering US citizens. I could care less about helping Ukraine or Isreal. We need to go after the cartels and save American lives. That would also help our mexican neighbors have a more peaceful life there.

[@c-2active]

They needed the HIGHER POWER somewhere right

[@gilbert7159]

who was helping this president in the USA?

[@zoneman168]

He live in wrong century, if this was 1800s he totally ok, look what fortunes the British built with opium money

[@willv7295]

Good place for him will be adx so he can think about it for the rest of his life if it was worth it to take drug money

[@avatarskyriser4066]

wow!

[@mikelovejoy1690]

Surely this must warrant the death penalty?

[@user-wt4lx7wz6w]

Any country expecting or accepting American taxpayers hard earned money, should obviously be held to the same rules and standards of those who’s money they are asking for (Hello Israel!) and any other country wanting our hard earned dollars for their support, help or protection! I’m tired of our tax dollars being given to people who do things that would send any of us who gave the money from our salaries to the electric chair!

[@anandazen30]

Lock him up. Simple!

[@jaridkeen123]

For breaking American laws when he was in his own country? Your insane, this is a over reach of Power by the USA

[@anandazen30]

@@jaridkeen123 you can say whatever you want to. He’s going to prison for defrauding the city of New York, for wanting to stay in power when he lost he’s going to prison

[@user-tz7nd1qb2k]

This is not shocking AT ALL

[@centredoorplugsthornton4112]

Exactly when was he president? Sounds like a case of silver or lead.

[@oscarvarela2353]

2014-2022 re-electing himself as a violation of The Hondurian Constitution 😊

[@user-ve9we5fg2c]

Americans ever watched snow fall

[@ghostmantagshome-er6pb]

He's about to get Noreagaed

[@MrDeadbweast]

Bucales for president of the central americas!

[@user-rv8jx3ws6n]

Many Honduran live in Belize

[@MOBHITMOBHIT]

Belize was Honduras.

[@Amourrrs]

And I think el Salvidaor was Part of Honduras first.

[@Just_framing]

Real evidence not Saliva evidence has to be request!

[@rockboy360]

There's plenty.

[@micmic9410]

Trump needs the same treatment.

[@NIcholasparker88]

Biden committed treason.

[@SubMeISubYouu]

Um the US is not the global government. Sovereign country Jurisdiction

[@Em-fq5mw]

why cant they do this for the Mexican president

[@jaridkeen123]

Why can't we give Trump to Mexico for selling Mexican gang weapons?

[@muffintopz4692]

So we paid him to crack down on trafficking and he instead enabled it? Hmmm. This will be an interesting story or movie. 🍿 🎥

[@josearias306]

Interesting case 🤔

[@buildingstatux7720]

What a surprise same with USA

[@CihttiBabbuu-dt9qw]

When did Biden get arrested?

[@ghostman3329]

Death sentence...

[@mbaker9861]

Laws and justice. No one is above the law.

[@hugojuarez-df9jl]

😂😂😂😂 wrong

[@scoutman]

if no one is above the law why is biden still fallin down in public

[@gfuah1499]

I am.

[@scoutman]

@@gfuah1499 ur what

[@user-tk8tz7xf1q]

I believe him wife why usa judge him

[@Staywoke7909]

Can somebody come get Trump and show America how to handle corrupt a .ex-president

[@marcoramos4702]

México president is next..

[@happykitten5695]

🙏✌💛🌍☮🕊🌍

[@OscarFunez-fp9iy]

ese par de hombre q yeva joh al lado no entiendo siendo los mismos compinches y son la seguridad del paiz 😂 nesecita justicia completa el paiz

[@Teacher2Polis2XtraRice]

🤣🤣🤣

[@newyorkcity76]

Thos are puppets

[@joseperezteabee481]

😮

[@PAUSEREVENGE]

WHEN WE GETTING BIDEN AND EVERYONE IN THE SENTATE IN COURT?

[@thisisawesome4074]

Mexico's president next

[@MTVPRO283]

need 2do sme in mexiko

[@Atite_Lometen]

Mexico pays the fees to operate, so is never going to happen.

[@chicfini]

America

[@adebamboadewale2344]

I hope Africa will learn from this trial

[@TaiwoOrogbangba]

Learn from what exactly? Dumb comment.

[@frankg2167]

next , salvadorean presidete bukele

[@petermeter8989]

Cool

[@user-mr8ko8th2o]

Try another country presidents. Then try trump.

[@Karuska22ps]

GET AMLO (MEXICANS PRESIDENT) NEXT

[@user-rw311]

AMLO is safe he's been kicking back to the tops dogs in the USA. The only reason this president was arrested is because he probably refused to share the wealth

[@dygong7276]

Duh American anomaly

[@renerodriguez2134]

So more Honduras immigrants are coming😮

[@jorgecamoriano7]

You are an immigrant too.

[@squalie9]

Biden watching this, getting ideas.

[@NicolaGuaiti-vv9gk]

Cadena Perpetua

[@genarobarrientos3707]

That same treatment has to apply to the president of the United States.

[@dygong7276]

CiA

[@user-yb2cd2iq5t]

Ujy

[@Scott-md2if]

Lol

[@lappelduvide7177]

First?

[@user-ve9we5fg2c]

Fake news

[@Mauiwowie05]

Biden next