Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández is wanted for extradition by the US, it was announced yesterday.
Update: It was reported this afternoon that former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez was arrested at his home in Tegucigalpa in handcuffs by the Honduran National Police. He will then be presented to a judge to determine his extradition status to the U.S.
The Honduran Supreme Court must analyze the request made by the North American country in which it must decide on a temporary arrest and lead to extradition.
Extradition is the formal process by which a State surrenders an individual to another State to be tried or punished for crimes committed within the jurisdiction of the requesting State. Extradition is usually made possible by a bilateral or multilateral treaty. Some States extradite without a treaty, but such cases are rare.
The US justice system is looking for former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández,