Honduras Ex-President Hernández Freed Before Fraud Trial

Politics: Tegucigalpa Key Facts —Ruling. On 3 August 2026, a Honduran court rejected prosecutors’ request for pretrial detention and ruled that former president Juan Orlando Hernández will face the Pandora II case in freedom, under conditions. —Not an acquittal. The decision concerns only whether he awaits trial in custody; no court has ruled on the…