Pres of the Honduran congress declared the election process null and fraudulent

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11/12/2025
FTS 04.30
The president of the Honduran congress, Luis Redondo, denounced fraud in the country's electoral process and serious foreign interference to influence the vote.
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00:00In Honduras, a direct threat from the wife of former president and drug trafficker Juan Orlando Hernández

00:05to single out journalists opens a new front of intimidation against the Honduran press.

00:11Our correspondent in the country, Karin Duarte, tells us more.

00:15The statements of Ana Garcia, wife of the recently pardoned drug trafficker Juan Orlando Hernández,

00:23who claimed to have a list of media outlets that, according to her, manipulated information

00:29and were paid to discredit her husband, reveal a narrative steeped in revenge and discredit

00:34against the Honduran press, according to human rights specialists. They further emphasize that

00:40journalistic coverage cannot be criminalized, especially when it is based on a trial with

00:45evidence that led Hernández to be convicted of drug trafficking.

00:49Journalistic coverage cannot be criminalized, much less when that coverage is based on

00:59a legal proceeding, an extradition order, and a trial through which a vast amount of information

01:04and testimonies circulated regarding criminal acts for which Mr. Juan Orlando Hernández was

01:13convicted and sentenced as a drug trafficker in the United States.

01:20Analysts dismiss the narrative that the media acted out of payments or campaigns against the

01:27former president, describing that discourse as part of a rhetoric of revenge aimed at delegitimizing

01:33the critical press. They argue that only a few outlets, with courage, amplified what was being

01:39litigated in New York, and that responding to this with threats constitutes a direct attack

01:44on press freedom.

01:45It is not true that media outlets filed complaints in exchange for remuneration. In Honduras, only a few

01:56media outlets had the courage to amplify the message in Honduras of what was being litigated

02:00in the United States, specifically in the Southern District of New York. We consider it an attack

02:13on press freedom to speak of lists, and to use a threatening tone against journalism in Honduras,

02:19that dared to defend the rule of law.

02:21The historical context heightens concern. During Hernández's regime, Honduras became one of the most

02:33dangerous countries for journalists and human rights defenders, a period marked by persecution,

02:39censorship, and lethal risk. Today, the warnings against communicators rekindle the fear of repeating a

02:46scenario where those who inform, warn, or hold power accountable, are persecuted.

02:55It was during the narco-dictatorship led for much of this time by Juan Orlando Hernández,

03:00that our country became the most dangerous place for journalists, communicators, and human rights

03:05defenders. It is truly concerning to think that once again our country could face a regime,

03:13a dictatorship, or a situation in which executions would occur not only against the general population,

03:19but also against specific sectors such as communicators, journalists, and human rights defenders.

03:29Of course, this is a very valid concern for the Honduran people at this moment,

03:33if this electoral court were to be carried out.

03:35The public message of Ana Garcia, far from having any legal basis, is interpreted as a political attempt

03:48at intimidation and to reinstall a climate of fear. In practice, it cannot succeed because

03:55journalistic coverage is protected by law, and any attempt to criminalize it only reveals a purpose of

04:01revenge. Not a legal foundation. Para TELESUR, desde Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Karim Duarte.

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