Constitutional Court Sides With Ex-Judge Vallecillo

Published on Honduras Daily · Jun 27, 2026 · Originally reported June 26, 2026 by El Heraldo

Honduras's Constitutional Court granted an amparo, a constitutional remedy, to former judge Marco Antonio Vallecillo, ruling that the original decision on his pretrial detention in an extortion case violated due process and ordering an appeals court to issue a new, properly reasoned ruling.

“Read in English” opens El Heraldo via Google Translate; “Leer en Español” opens the original. Honduras Daily curates and summarizes; the reporting is theirs.

Also reported by: HCH, TuNota (Canal 5 / TSI), Once Noticias, Radio HRN

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