TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) -The United States has requested the Honduran authorities to arrest and extradite former president Juan Orlando Hernandez, a senior Honduran authorities supply stated on Monday, as police surrounded the house of the previous chief.
Speculation has been swirling for months that the United States was planning to extradite Hernandez when he left workplace amid accusations that he colluded with drug traffickers. Leftist chief Xiomara Castro changed him as president final month.
The senior Honduran official, who sought anonymity as they weren’t allowed to talk to media on the topic, advised Reuters the United States “requested the provisional arrest of former president Juan Orlando Hernández for extradition functions”.
CNN Espanol additionally reported the request was for Hernandez, publishing what gave the impression to be a authorities doc concerning the extradition.
Hernandez couldn’t be instantly reached for commment however he has at all times denied any hyperlinks to drug traffickers.
The U.S. Embassy in Tegucigalpa and the federal government didn’t instantly reply to requests for remark.
The Honduran Foreign Ministry earlier within the day that the U.S. Embassy had requested the arrest of a Honduran politician who has an extradition request to the United States.
The ministry didn’t disclose the identify of the official however stated the request had been despatched to the nation’s Supreme Court.
(Reporting by Gustavo Palencia and Marvin Valladares.Writing by Drazen JorgicModifying by Drazen Jorgic, Clarence Fernandez and Kim Coghill)
