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Honduras resists demands to lift emergency decree

Source: Reuters
Tegucigalpa : Honduras | about 1 month ago  
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De facto Honduran President Roberto Micheletti on Thursday resisted demands he lift a decree that suspended civil liberties as part of a crisis triggered by the ouster of President Manuel Zelaya. Zelaya, who upset conservative elites with his ties to Venezuela's socialist President...
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Posted By northsunm32 northsunm32 | about 1 month ago
Micheletti wants to keep the decree in force long enough to use the draconian powers to prevent large demonstrations and arrest and detain those who do protest. He cannot keep it in place too long though because there will be no time to campaign for the presidential elections.
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