Honduras Congress
Gives up Debating Amnesty
TEGUCIGALPA - The Honduran Congress has
given up debating a questioned amnesty bill
for crimes linked to the military coup last
June, due to lack of consensus among the
factions.
Several legislators confirmed the decision
to press Wednesday, and also noted the
current legislature has little time left,
for it concludes on the 25th.
The measure was encouraged by Porfirio Lobo,
the president elect in the questioned
elections on November 25, in an attempt to
seek international recognition to future
authorities.
Most regional governments announced they
will not recognize Lobo's administration of
the conservative National Party (PN), as the
elections were held under conditions of the
de facto regime.
PN leader Rodolfo Irias told HRN radio
station the issue will be retaken by the
next legislature, where the faction will
have wide majority.
The National Front against the coup, headed
by the anti-coup opposition since President
Manuel Zelaya was overthrown on June 28,
2009, ratified its total rejection of the
amnesty.
No pardon or oblivion for the putschists,
proclaimed the Front gathering popular and
political forces encouraging prosecution of
the main authors of the military coup at the
International Criminal Court.
The Front and Zelaya, also opposed to the
amnesty, consider the members of the Supreme
Court of Justice and the Public Ministry key
pieces in the conspiracy that disrupted
democratic order in the country. |
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