Hernández was sentenced last year to 45 years in prison for taking bribes from drug traffickers so they could safely move some 400 tons of cocaine to the U.S.

El político cumplía 45 años de cárcel. El perdón le llega después de que el candidato conservador hondureño vinculara su liberación al resultado de las elecciones de este domingo…

Hernández was found guilty in March 2024 of conspiring to bring cocaine into the US, and of possessing machine guns.