Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, released from a U.S. prison after Donald Trump pardoned him, thanked the former U.S. president and maintained his innocence. The pardon, issued days before Honduras’ elections, reignited controversy over his drug-trafficking conviction

Tegucigalpa: Honduras’ former President Juan Orlando Hernández thanked US President Donald Trump Wednesday for pardoning him in his first communication since being released from a U.S. prison.

Hernández was one year into a 45-year prison sentence for helping drug traffickers move hundreds of tons of cocaine to the U.S. in exchange for bribes that fueled his political rise.

Trump shocked Hondurans last Friday by announcing his intention to pardon Hernández two days before the country’s national elections,

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