Overview
- A Supreme Court judge, Walter Raúl Miranda Sabio, signed the warrant and the attorney general said it was sent to Interpol in Honduras for action.
- Attorney General Johel Zelaya instructed the criminal investigation agency ATIC and urged national security bodies and Interpol to execute the capture.
- Prosecutors link the case to alleged diversions of more than 288 million lempiras in public funds from 2010 to 2013, with at least 62 million lempiras allegedly benefiting Hernández’s campaign through shell entities.
- Hernández was released on December 1 after a full, unconditional pardon by President Donald Trump, which nullified his 45-year U.S. sentence handed down in June 2024 for narcotics and illegal arms offenses.
- Officials say an international notice has existed since September 2023 and they would seek extradition from the United States if he does not return, while his lawyer previously said he could not confirm the warrant’s existence.