Honduran Ex-President Juan Orlando Hernández, Once a U.S. Ally, on Trial in NY for Drug Trafficking
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Federal prosecutors in New York have rested their case against former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, who is accused of turning the Central American country into a narco-state. Hernández is on trial for cocaine trafficking and weapons charges and is the first former head of state to stand trial in the United States since Panamanian dictator and U.S. ally Manuel Noriega was also tried on drug charges after a U.S.-led ouster. Prosecutors accuse Hernández, a longtime U.S. ally accused of human rights violations throughout his presidency, of accepting millions of dollars in bribes from cocaine traffickers in exchange for protection, and of turning Honduras into a drug trafficking narco-state. If convicted, Hernández could join his brother Juan Antonio in serving a life sentence in the U.S. We speak to two writers who have been attending the trial in New York: historian Dana Frank and author and Honduran screenwriter Oscar Estrada. "There's a narrative here that … the Honduran people can't govern themselves, and then suddenly the U.S. is coming in and heroically imposing the rule of law," says Frank about U.S. public perception of the trial. However, she continues, "It's the opposite. It's the United States that helped destroy the criminal justice system in Honduras."
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Just to be clear am living in Central America, my dad is Honduran. Most people were aware of this Mr.president guy he is known to be corrupt, and he was highly unpopular, most people I know were happy when he was arrested and overall everyone is happy he is getting arrested
What a joke!😂 These people are “US allies” until they’re not!
They probably stopped bribing the right people and became greedy!😅
Exactly!
Until they ARE NOT USEFUL!
The same happened to Noriega.
When he turned against the US...oh! He is a drug trafficker let's go get him.
And every USA president should also be on trial.. especially George Bush for war crimes. And they should be tried in another country. At the hague
No death penalty Nuremberg style! No way.
George Bush and Nethanyahu two of the biggest criminals in modern history.
If that's the case then why not charge Turkey for it's genocide? Or the Islamic states? Or are you biased and only want harm done to the West?
As a honduran I can asure you there is not harm in jailing that corrupt man, he killed hundred of inocent people, ransacked the government and corrupted every single state institution.@@maciek8159
"To be an enemy of the US is dangerous, but to be a friend is fatal". H. Kissinger
Boy, ain't that the truth, well said my man.😀
A quote from the longest-lived (pronounced lived, as in alive) U.S. government war criminal in U.S. history. I hope that holds true for Israel, though.
Man, it is not that I doubt your statement isn't based on true facts, but I'd like to know when HK said such thing.
However, it is undeniably interesting, isn't it ? ✌️
Being a US enemy is especially dangerous when Kissinger is the Secretary of State.
What a dumb quote 😂
He should spill ALL the beans 💯💯
I live in Honduras such a beatiful country. Sad for what ours presidents with USA help have done to our poor country why they knowing what was happening support them.. Double moral just see theirs interest mo matter what happen to us here... God bless Honduras😢
Lol America didn't tarnish your country, socialism did. It's funny how in socialist countries the ones in charge live in palaces while the working class who socialism is supposed to be benefiting are in misery and third world squalor.
Socialism destroyed a lot of those countries. At least Argentina learned their lesson and are getting back on track. Socialism has never worked.
Hold on there, aren’t some American politicians doing the same for the last 20 odd years?? Such a shame that we can’t print their names!!!
Thank you Amy and Juan! Great coverage.
I am upset at our goveenment to "allow" corruption like this. Just wondering what made these people so strong in these governments? Peole everywhere are not trusting the DEA and our own government. This is really a sad day for evryone. Who will answer for the many victims "allowed" in this hot mess?
How come only criminal presidents from other countries are put on trial or go to prison? But, not Trumpachenko? How bout rule of law in America?
Did Trump Traffic drugs???
You poor little NPC. Have some 🧀 with your whine.
@@TruFinesse86no but the CIA does
@@TruFinesse86ALL US president ms are war criminals
Once you outlive your usefulness to the US Government, you're free to expire in your own waste...
Good piece. Good use of history.
"Justice Before Dawn",..that was a film title quite long ago.
If one of the witnesses who was called by the prosecutors clearly expressed that this former president had said that he was planning on staying in power for 25 years, why did Mr. Hernandez reelect (himself?...or ) for a second 4-year term? No one in the history of the country had ever dared to do that before.
🤔
Has Dana Frank done a study on the last US presidential election? She really needs to!
The storm is here...
A very long history and story of USA involvement !!!! And the USA should be held accountable but the USA does have a long history and still does of not doing accountability !!! And a few countries South of the USA !!! And USA Corporations!!! In the last 100 years!!!
Dude its not THE US like its one coherent entity... Like you can see with the District of New York prosecuting this corrupt drug trafficking President who destroyed his country against the interests and will of the White House and state department. There are many diverging interests within any country, the same goes for the US. You may think it's as simple as that by calling out the US and to push for accountability. but the truth of the matter is that it is far more complex than that! Time to read more, to acquire more knowledge, to look and assess it from many different angles in order to understand the matter as much as possible, everything else it parroting simple populist statements to make oneself look "smart" or "good" but that doesn't help anybody!
the U.S. just cleaning up its mess. Nothing strange & new.
Exactly!
And looking like heros before Honduran people.
I knew it was going to happened they it happened.
He was elected the first time with fraud US recognized him.
He was elected second time with fraud US again recognized him.
And by before he was elected, the US already knew what he was into
As an Honduran i am extremely embarrassed and sad that people like him represent us 😢
me too 😢
Is super humiliating
You should be mad that they are trying to built a case with only the testimony of all the people he extradited. Isn’t this ridiculous? An allied who help the US government against the drug cartels and now they turn they are turning their back on him?
Honduras vote for these ppl blindly every time? Education is lacking to do better.
What a shame. The more things change, the more they stay the same. 😢
I hope Hernandez didn’t pay a high premium for the Cartel protection 🤦♂️ Where are your friends when you need them?
Aw great another one?
good night
Hola
Oscar Estrada is complete biased here. He sides with Mr. Hernandez, to us Hondurans that position is no secret. Do not speak for us all, Oscar! Your boss is GUILTY and justice will be served! Justice for Honduras! 🇭🇳
Oscar Estrada is a 💯 supporter to Juan Orlando Hernandez, he covered his trial from New York and what he reported to Honduras extreme right media, whom he is affiliated was that the judge was not treating him right and that it was not a fair trial, so Estrada is not truth worthy of his judgement towards JOH’s trial and his upcoming condemn.
What an awkard interview though Oscar Estrada is a simpathizer of JOH.
Smh lol
My Cuz.
We sure know how to pick them!🤣
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