Honduras' Zelaya
Gives Post-Coup Government Hours
To Hand Over Power
Tegucigalpa - Manuel
Zelaya, ousted from Honduras' presidency in
a June 28 military coup on Wednesday gave
the post-coup government a deadline of "the
next few hours" to hand over power.
"(Roberto) Micheletti needs to return power
to its legitimate owner within hours,"
Zelaya said during an interview with local
broadcaster Radio Globo.
He also called on his followers to "stay
upright and never kneel to dictatorship,"
and continue resisting the regime run by
former legislature leader Roberto Micheletti,
who took power just hours after Zelaya was
forced to board a plane to Costa Rica.
"We have to take back our freedom and our
democracy," said Zeleya, who returned to
Honduras on Monday, and is now staying in
Brazil's embassy in Honduran capital
Tegucigalpa.
Zelaya added that what was missing in
Honduras is the organizing of citizens and
the authorities' respect for the will of the
people.
Early on Tuesday morning, police and
soldiers cleared away supporters of Zelaya
who had camped out in front of the Brazilian
embassy overnight, where Zelaya was staying.
Honduras' police guard in front of the
Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa, capital of
Honduras, Sept. 22, 2009. Early on Tuesday
morning, police and soldiers cleared away
supporters of Zelaya who had camped out in
front of the Brazilian embassy overnight,
where Zelaya was staying. (Foto: David De la
Paz) |
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