Honduran Police
Remove Zelaya Supporters From Public Building
Tegucigalpa - The
Honduran police on Wednesday removed at
least 57 supporters of ousted President
Manuel Zelaya from a public building in
Tegucigalpa which they had occupied for
months.
Since the June 28 political-military coup
against Zelaya, some of the president's
sympathizers had occupied the National
Agrarian Institute (INA) building to express
their support to the deposed leader.
According to police spokesman Orlin Cerrato,
the removal operation was carried out in
line with a new government decree issued on
Saturday, which stipulates the suspension of
some Constitutional rights and guarantees.
The decree orders the immediate removal of
people who occupy public institutions, and
prohibits demonstrations that disrupt public
order.
Cerrato said that the police would take the
same action in similar cases in the future.
Rafael Alegria, a farmers' leader, said
after the police operation: "They (the de
facto government) are desperate, they are
using an illegal decree, which has not been
approved by the Congress. This is a Fascist
act."
The Honduran Congress and the electoral
Supreme Tribunal have questioned the decree
and requested its suspension.
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