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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

US asks Honduras to arrest, extradite ex-President Hernández

Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

The United States has asked Honduras to arrest former President Juan Orlando Hernández for his eventual extradition to the U.S., officials confirmed Monday.

Honduras’ foreign affairs ministry initially said via Twitter that it had notified the country’s Supreme Court of Justice that the U.S. Embassy had formally requested the arrest of a Honduran politician for the purposes of extradition.

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