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Honduras Ex-President Hernández Freed Before Fraud Trial
A Honduran court ruled on 3 August 2026 that former president Juan Orlando Hernández will face the Pandora II case in freedom under conditions, rejecting prosecutors' request for pretrial detention. The decision does not constitute an acquittal, as no court has ruled on the case's merits.
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