US prosecutors investigating Honduran president

US prosecutors are investigating Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, according to a new court filing, Report informs referring to Reuters.

Last month, US prosecutors said in a court filing related to the same case that Hernandez had by 2013 ‘accepted millions of dollars in drug-trafficking proceeds and, in exchange, promised drug traffickers protection from prosecutors, law enforcement, and (later) extradition to the United States.’

The Honduran president has been a key US ally in the region, and the investigation could complicate the Biden administration’s efforts to invest $4 billion in Central America, including Honduras, to address the causes of migration.

Last month, thousands of Hondurans joined one of the largest-ever migrant caravans hoping to reach the US, with many citing rampant violence, government corruption, and worsening poverty as their reasons for leaving the country.