Honduran president denies protecting brother caught in U.S. drug probe


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  • Friday, 04 Oct 2019

FILE PHOTO: Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernandez chats with U.S. President Donald Trump during the signing of an agreement where Honduras will accept more asylum seekers heading to the U.S. under latest U.S. immigration deal, in New York, New York, U.S., September 25, 2019. Presidency Honduras/Handout via REUTERS

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez said on Thursday that he had never intervened to protect anybody, after his brother was accused of smuggling tons of cocaine into the United States for years under Hernandez's protection.

"Nobody is above the law," Hernandez told a news conference in the Honduran capital. "I've never intervened, nor will I, to protect anybody - not friends, nor fellow party members, nor family members - absolutely nobody."

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