Juan Orlando Hernández is the latest president to join the list of commanders-in-chief that go to jail after finishing their time in office
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LatinAmerican Post | Santiago Gómez Hernández
A few days ago, the American justice system order the extradition of Juan Orlando Hernández, Former President of Honduras. he is wanted by Honduran justice for links to drug dealers.
Sadly, Hernández is not the first former Latin American president to go to prison. This is the list of imprisoned Latino ex-presidents.
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Likewise, there are figures such as Rafael Correa, who, despite having an arrest warrant in his country, has managed to evade capture abroad, accusing the investigators of political persecution. There is also the case of Alan García, a former Peruvian president who committed suicide before being arrested for corruption cases related to Odebrecht.