FILE PHOTO: Former first lady Rosa Elena Bonilla de Lobo arrives at a court hearing to face graft charges, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras August 20, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Cabrera/File Photo
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - The Honduran Supreme Court of Justice on Friday overturned a former first lady's 58-year prison sentence and ordered a new trial, concluding that previous investigations were riddled with "contradictory facts and inconsistencies."
Rosa Elena Bonilla, wife of ex-president Porfirio Lobo, was sentenced last year on charges of fraud and undue appropriation of funds. She has been in custody since February 2018.
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