Overview
- The attorney general announced an international arrest order for Juan Orlando Hernández following his release in the United States under a pardon from President Donald Trump.
- The case, known as Pandora II, alleges diversion of public funds between 2010 and 2013 into private foundations that financed political campaigns, including Hernández’s 2013 run.
- Officials said the arrest order was issued in 2023 but was not executed while Hernández was in U.S. custody, and his release triggered steps to enforce it.
- Honduran authorities instructed the national investigative agency ATIC to act and sought assistance from Interpol, directing an immediate capture if he enters Honduran territory.
- Hernández’s location has not been disclosed, with reports placing him in a protected site in the U.S., and the move by prosecutors comes as Honduras awaits official certification of the November 30 election results.