Guatemala
Condemns Attacks On
Journalists in Honduras
Guatemala - The
Guatemalan government on Monday condemned
attacks on Guatemalan journalists by
Honduran police and the interim Honduran
government's closure of a radio station and
a TV channel, local media reported.
Rafael Espada, vice president of Guatemala,
said his country would present a protest to
the United Nations and the Organization of
American States.
Two Guatemalan journalists were pushed to
the ground and stamped on by security forces
during an early hours raid on Radio Globo in
Honduras, Espada said.
The two journalists are currently in
Guatemala's embassy in Honduras and will
return home soon.
Espada called for calm from the Honduran
authorities so that such events will not be
repeated, and urged them to respect
journalists' work.
The interim Honduran government on Saturday
issued a decree that allows the closure of
mass media which "attempt against human
dignity, public officers, and put at risk
the peace and tranquility of the country."
Because of the decree, police and soldiers
on Monday closed radio station Radio Globo
and TV channel Canal 36, which covered
anti-coup activities and supported the
return to power of ousted president Manuel
Zelaya.
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