The US reveals the inclusion of the former Honduran president on its list of corrupt

The United States declassified this Monday the inclusion of the former Honduran president John Orlando Hernandez (2014-2022) on his list of corrupt last July, when he was still in office, for his alleged links to drug trafficking.

In a statement, the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, explained that the inclusion of Hernández occurred due to journalistic information “multiple and credible” indicating that he was allegedly involved in significant acts of “corruption and drug trafficking”.

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As a consequence of this designation, the persons included in that list are prohibited from obtaining visas and entering the United States.

“USA. is advancing transparency and accountability in Central America, exposing the visa restrictions against former President Juan Orlando Hernández for his corrupt activities. No one is above the law.”Blinken remarked.

The former Honduran president, who was succeeded at the end of last January by Xiomara Castro, was recently sworn in as a full member of the Central American Parliament (Parlacen) on behalf of his country.

Hernández’s two terms were punctuated by multiple complaints associated with corruption and drug trafficking.

Hernández always rejected the accusations that he had links with drug traffickers, as has been affirmed since U.S, where a brother of his, Juan Antonio “Tony” Hernández, is serving a life sentence for drug trafficking, among other crimes.

In July 2021, the State Department of U.S published a list of 55 Central American officials and former officials whom it points to for corruption, among which the former Honduran president José “PepeLobo and his wife, former First Lady Rosa Elena Bonilla de Lobo.

Likewise, it includes congressmen and senior officials of the governments of El Salvador and Guatemala,

The registration of the names was released in compliance with the “Law of Enhanced Compromise between U.S and the Northern Triangle of the US Congress.

the president of U.S, Joe Biden, has proposed to combat corruption and promote development programs in the countries of the “Northern Triangle” as part of its strategy to curb irregular immigration.

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Source: Elcomercio

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