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Juan Orlando Hernández
pardon
Convicted of
Accepting millions in bribes to protect cocaine shipments; drug trafficking
Original sentence
45 years in prison
Post-pardon activity
2mentions
0new offenses
Subsequent News Mentions(2)
Day 323· 8 December 2025
Juan Orlando Hernández thanked God and President Trump for his pardon, stating he was now 'a free man' and that Trump had 'changed my life'.
Day 377· 31 January 2026
Environmental and human rights activists expressed concern that Hernández's release has reinforced Honduras's 'crisis of impunity', with the country being one of the most dangerous for environmentalists.