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Zelaya's Supporters Protest Martial
Law, Reject Dialogue Under Current
Tegucigalpa - At
least 500 supporters of ousted Honduran
President Manuel Zelaya on Thursday
protested the martial law imposed by the
post-coup government in this Honduran
capital.
The demonstration, gathering members of the
union and peasants' groups, was staged
outside the U.S. embassy, also calling for
Zelaya's reinstatement.
Participants told local media that the
protest would continue until the martial law
and curfew was lifted.
There were also demonstrations outside the
capital city.
The post-coup government on Sept. 27 issued
a decree, restricting civil liberties and
other constitutional rights for 45days.
Meanwhile in Nicaragua, Zelaya's followers
Thursday issued a statement, rejecting any
kind of dialogue and the presidential
election in November under the current
political situation in Honduras.
They accused the de facto government of
creating a political climate of persecution,
violent dislodges and killings in the
country.
Zelaya's followers considered impossible to
have a dialogue between the interim
government and Zelaya, his relatives and the
people inside the Brazilian embassy in
Honduras that has been sheltering Zelaya,
when they are objects of torture with toxic
gases and harassment by the police and
military forces from the post-coup
authorities.
Zelaya was ousted in a military coup on June
28. On Sep. 21, Zelaya surprised the world
when entering Honduras and since then has
stayed in the Brazilian embassy in
Tegucigalpa. He said the interim government
used toxic gases for forcing him out of the
embassy, an accusation denied by the
post-coup authorities. |
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