Hernandez allegations.
Juan Antonio ‘Tony’ Hernandez -- brother of President Juan Orlando Hernandez -- was found guilty of drug trafficking and weapons charges by a New York court on October 18. Statements made during his trial suggested the complicity of the president in large-scale drug trafficking networks operating throughout Honduras and with connections into other countries in Central America. While Hernandez has denied any connection with his brother’s illegal activities, the scandal will put mounting pressure on him to step down.
Concerns about high-level corruption could weigh on the business investment in Honduras, despite ongoing US support for the government.
Tony Hernandez’s sentencing will probably to lead to a further round of social protest in Honduras in January.
Tony Hernandez’s conviction is unlikely to lead to the dismantling of Honduras’s well-established crime networks.
