Johel Zelaya

Honduras's Constitutional Court admitted a legal challenge against former Prosecutor General Johel Zelaya and ordered the Public Ministry to provide documents within 24 hours regarding allegations he neglected his duties by not pursuing complaints against officials who acted during the 2025 post-election crisis.

Former Attorney General Johel Zelaya confirmed the Constitutional Court unanimously admitted his legal challenge to his removal through congressional impeachment, and said he will pursue the case at international human-rights bodies including the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights if domestic remedies fail.

Honduras will not send representatives to an Inter-American Human Rights Court hearing on August 5 about the political ouster of former officials including ex-prosecutor Johel Zelaya and ex-electoral officials Marlon Ochoa and Mario Morazán, instead submitting only a written defense prepared by Congress and the attorney general's office.

Honduras's Constitutional Court accepted a legal challenge filed by former attorney general Johel Zelaya against the congressional decree that removed him from office in a political trial, though the court declined to suspend the removal while the case proceeds.