Honduran judge grants former President Juan Orlando Hernandez release as corruption trial proceeds

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — A judge in Honduras ruled Monday that former President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who recently returned to the Central American country after a Trump pardon for drug trafficking charges in the US, will not be jailed during his trial for fraud and money laundering. The case is being closely watched as a litmus test for the country’s justice system after critics say the former leader ruled with impunity for years. Hernandez, once considered an ally by the US in the drug w