Fresh
Protests Break Out In Honduras
Tegucigalpa - Fresh
protests broke out Wednesday in Tegucigalpa,
the capital of Honduras, as the deposed
Honduran president Manuel Zelaya and the de
facto government started a new round of
mediation talk in Costa Rica.
A clash was reported between high school
students and the police in the Kennedy
district, the most populated area of the
capital city.
Witnesses said a group of riot police tried
to expel the students who were staging a
peaceful pro-Zelaya demonstration.
Also on Wednesday, Zelaya's supporters
rallied in different places of Tegucigalpa
for a massive protest.
Some 200 women protestors gathered in front
of the U.S. embassy, demanding "less talking
and more action at the international field
against this coup."
People also marked an artistic and cultural
day at the Autonomous National University of
Tegucigalpa to show support to the deposed
leader.
Meanwhile, an anti-Zelaya organization
Democratic Civic Union (UCD) held a protest
titled "For the Patriotism and Courage" to
support post-coup interim president and
ex-Congress leader Roberto Micheletti.
According to the UCD, the protest aims to
"support the democracy" and reject Zelaya's
return to the Central American country,
where the president was dethroned in a coup
d'etat on June 28.
Tegucigalpa's mayor, Ricardo Alvarez, said
that: "Zelaya can not come to country to
retake the power, because he has violated
the laws."
Zelaya was ousted and forced into exile in a
coup on June 28, after he angered the army,
the legislative and the judiciary by
insisting on a constitution amendment that
would allow him to seek re-election.
The deposed Honduran president reiterated in
various occasions that he would return to
his country despite all cost, while the
interim government said his reinstatement
was out of the question.
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