Outgoing Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who has been accused in U.S. court hearings of aiding drug traffickers, on Thursday was sworn in as a member of the Central American parliament, giving him immunity from prosecution in the region.
Hernandez formally joined the Guatemala-based regional body, called Parlacen, just a few hours after Xiomara Castro's inauguration as Honduran president, amid media speculation that he would be indicted on drug trafficking charges by the United States upon leaving office.
