The Supreme Courtroom of Justice of Honduras granted the extradition of Venezuelan Luis Janfre Guerrero, accused by Venezuela of crimes akin to terrorism, kidnapping, extortion and legal affiliation.
A Honduran decide of first occasion “granted the extradition” of Guerrero following holding the listening to for the presentation and evacuation of proof, contemplating that “all the necessities required to grant mentioned request are met,” the Honduran Supreme Courtroom mentioned in an announcement.
Till now, the date of his give up to the Venezuelan authorities shouldn’t be recognized, in keeping with the Supreme Courtroom, which specified that Guerrero’s protection has three days to determine whether or not to current appeals to keep away from the extradition of his consumer.
Guerrero, 32, is accused by Venezuela “for the alleged fee of aggravated crimes akin to terrorism, kidnapping, obstruction of freedom of commerce, extortion and legal affiliation,” he added.
Seize
The Venezuelan was captured on October 19, 2023 within the metropolis of Danlí, division of El Paraíso, bordering Nicaragua, for having a global crimson alert order issued on October 28, 2021 by the Performing Fourth Particular Courtroom of First Occasion of Management with Competence in Circumstances Linked to Crimes Related to Terrorism with Jurisdiction on the Nationwide Stage.
A primary occasion decide in Honduras issued his provisional arrest on the identical day of his arrest and ordered his confinement within the Támara Penitentiary Middle, north of Tegucigalpa, the place he’ll proceed whereas his switch to Venezuela is finalized.
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At the very least 14 folks requested for extradition have been captured this yr in Honduras, including to the seven detained in 2023 and the twelve in 2022, in keeping with official figures.
Different residents delivered
To date Honduras has extradited 49 Hondurans claimed by the US, together with, in 2022, former president Juan Orlando Hernández (2014-2022) and former director of the Nationwide Police Juan Carlos Bonilla.
Hernández, delivered in April 2022, faces trial in New York for drug trafficking and use of weapons. A brother of his, former deputy Juan Antonio Hernández, was sentenced in March 2021 to life imprisonment, additionally for drug trafficking.
A constitutional reform permitted in 2012 enabled the extradition of Hondurans on the request of different nations.
Tegucigalpa / EFE
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2024-06-15 13:23:17
