Nicaraguan Opposition Mayors Demand
Expulsion of Zelaya
Managua - The opposition mayors from a
Nicaraguan province bordering Honduras on
Monday demanded the expulsion of ousted
Honduran President Manuel Zelaya from the
country, saying he caused social and
commercial instability in the region.
The mayors from Nueva Segovia province
belong to the Constitutionalist Liberal
Party, headed by former Nicaraguan President
Arnoldo Aleman, who also urged Zelaya's
departure.
They said Zelaya's so-called Pacific
Resistance Army has been infiltrated by
gangsters who are causing social insecurity
in the area.
These gang members blocked the trade transit
and robbed residents there. "There is not
any kind of control of the people who enter
Nicaraguan territory by blind points. The
authorities do not request them any kind of
identification," added the mayors.
The mayors called on the authorities to take
measures to restore order in the border
area.
Reports from Nicaragua's Capital of Managua
said Zelaya left Ocotal, 26km to the border
with Honduras, for Managua on Saturday and
intended to go to Mexico from there.
Meanwhile, hundreds of his followers
remained in Ocotal, waiting for Zalaya's
instructions to return to Honduras.
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