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Nasry Asfura

Nasry Asfura

Honduran politician and businessman (born 1958)

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  • Jul 27

    Honduras ex-president Hernández returns home after Trump pardon, faces new corruption trial

    Juan Orlando Hernández, the former Honduran president sentenced to 45 years in a US prison for drug trafficking, landed in Palmerola on Sunday after a pardon by Donald Trump eight months ago and now faces a separate corruption case at home.

  • Jul 26

    Juan Orlando Hernández returns to Honduras after Trump pardon of 45-year drug sentence, faces fraud hearing on 3 August

    Juan Orlando Hernández landed at Palmerola airport on Sunday morning, eight months after Donald Trump annulled his 45-year narcotics sentence. He now faces a 3 August hearing on fraud and money laundering charges in Tegucigalpa.

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