Court Hearing

Former General Roosevelt Hernández's lawyers asked the court to move his initial hearing, scheduled for September 1, to the Supreme Court building, citing the large number of parties, victims, and media expected to attend.

A José Trinidad Reyes Institute teacher in San Pedro Sula, Lenin Marel Jaco García, is scheduled for his initial court hearing on July 31 after being accused of sexual assault against a minor; he remains in pretrial detention at El Progreso prison.

A judge postponed the initial hearing against former INAMI director Ninfa Flores and three co-defendants accused of fraud and abuse of authority to July 28, at the defense's request pending submission of evidence.

A judge held an initial hearing against Wilmer Alexander Mejía Medina on charges of extorting a protected witness, with a preliminary hearing scheduled for July 21.

A specialized national court in Honduras opened proceedings against four men accused of murder, attempted murder, and criminal association in a killing in the western part of the country.

A judge scheduled June 9 for the ruling in the initial hearing against three former San Pedro Sula municipal officials, including the mayor's son-in-law, accused of money laundering, bribery, and fraud in a scheme that prosecutors say caused losses exceeding 45.5 million lempiras.

A judge scheduled a June 9 preliminary-hearing ruling on whether to send three former San Pedro Sula municipal officials — including the son-in-law of Mayor Roberto 'El Pollo' Contreras — to trial on charges of money laundering, influence peddling, and fraud tied to road contracts worth over 45.5 million lempiras (about $1.8 million) that prosecutors say were never lawfully executed.

Former Joint Chiefs of Staff commander Roosevelt Hernández has a court date set for August 7 for a charges hearing; his attorney argues the allegations against him stem from misinterpreted statements.