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Honduras top court backs extradition of ex-president Hernandez to U.S.

FILE PHOTO: Honduras' President Juan Orlando Hernandez presents his national statement as a part of the World Leaders' Summit at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain November 1, 2021. Andy Buchanan/Pool via REUTERS

The Supreme Court of Honduras on Monday authorized the extradition of the country's former president Juan Orlando Hernandez to the United States.

Hernandez is wanted for drug-trafficking and firearms charges, with U.S. authorities alleging that the conservative former leader participated in drug-trafficking schemes.

He has denied this.

(Reporting by Gustavo Palencia; Writing by Anthony Esposito)

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