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NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York jury on Wednesday heard clashing descriptions of former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernandez as his U.S. drugs trial opened, with prosecutors saying traffickers fueled his rise to power and the defense countering that witnesses were framing him as revenge for his crackdown on cartels.
“Mr. Hernández doesn t sit down with drug dealers. He stood up to drug dealers,” the lawyer said of a married man with four children who has a master s degree from
At trial s start, ex-Honduran president cast as corrupt politician by US but a hero by his lawyer startribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from startribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.