[Pen-l] A coup in Honduras

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This move is not too surprising since the Supreme Court had ruled against the referendum and even some members of Zelaya's own party opposed it as well as the military. The military had even refused to distribute balllots. Nevertheless Zelaya is the elected president and surely a referendum is a way of letting the people have a say. I do not know the composition of the court but it may be packed with opponents of Zelaya.
It will be interesting to see what coverage US media will give to protests on behalf of Zelaya and what the media will say if there is violence and a crackdown against protesters!

Cheers, k hanly

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090628/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_honduras_referendum


Secretary: Soldiers arrest Honduran president
By WILL WEISSERT and FREDDY CUEVAS, Associated Press Writers Will Weissert And Freddy Cuevas, Associated Press Writers 
34 mins ago

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - More than a dozen soldiers arrested President Manuel Zelaya and disarmed his security guards after surrounding his residence before dawn Sunday, his private secretary said. Protesters called it a coup and flocked to the presidential palace as local news media reported that Zelaya was sent into exile.
The chief executive was detained shortly before voting was to begin on a constitutional referendum the president had insisted on holding even though the Supreme Court ruled it illegal and everyone from the military to Congress and members of his own party opposed it.
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Honduras has a history of military coups: Soldiers overthrew elected presidents in 1963 and again in 1972. The military did not turn the government over to civilians until 1981, under U.S. pressure.


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