Court Revives 1997 Maduro Kidnapping Trial After 29 Years
Published on Honduras Daily · Oct 25, 2026 · Originally reported October 24, 2026 by La Prensa
A Honduran judge has reopened the criminal case against Marco Antonio Ávila Castellanos, accused in the 1997 kidnapping and death of Ricardo Ernesto Maduro Andreu, son of former president Ricardo Maduro, nearly three decades after the crime; Ávila Castellanos was arrested in October 2026 and remains jailed pending trial under the old penal code.
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