Ex-Joint Chiefs Head Faces Press-Freedom Case but Stays Out of Detention

Published on Honduras Daily · Aug 20, 2026 · Originally reported August 19, 2026 by La Prensa

Roosevelt Hernández, former head of the Honduran armed forces' Joint Chiefs, will answer a case without pretrial detention over a military digital newspaper's 2025–2026 articles targeting three journalists.

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