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I have contacts in Honduras who openly stated that overthrowing former Honduran President Manuel Zelaya was exactly what they wanted. They claim Zelaya was acting unconstitutionally when he tried to illegally legalize the extension of presidential terms. But, it seems that the new government, under the charge of newly-elect Porfirio Lobo, leads with gruesome violence. The tactics of both governments are disturbing, but it seems the latter is worse than the former. It’s disappointing to know that this is what some people in high places wanted:
Repression and Violence in Honduras Continues
by Marina Menéndez Quintero
“If we are no longer safe in our homes, then we are not safe at all.” With this affirmation, the Committee of Relatives of the Disappeared in Honduras (COFADEH) demanded once again respect for the private life of Hondurans, after another brutal police raid of the house of a member of the opposition.
Psychological tortures, violent abductions, three brutal murders, and some 50 arbitrary arrests confirm fears that repression continues in Honduras under the newly-elected Porfirio Lobo government.
The recurrent political assassinations and tortures point to the work of death squads. But the unlawfulness should not come as a surprise given that the military leaders of the June 28 coup d’état along with the gang of criminals who wreaked havoc during months of political turmoil have been given carte blanche and amnesty. A striking example is that of Billy Joya Amendola who was responsible for more than 184 kidnappings and assassinations back in 1980s and who reappeared as an advisor in Micheletti’s dictatorship.
Even now, the political assassinations and beatings continue. Union leader Vanessa Yaneth Zepeda was found dead on February 3. The mother of three children, Zeppeda was an active member of the Popular Resistance Front in Honduras, the main opposition movement to the regime of Porfirio Lobo. According to testimonies, her body was thrown from a moving vehicle. Forensic medical examiners could not find gunshots or stab wounds, or any other signs of injury to indicate the possible cause of death. To date, security forces have not captured the executioners.
Union leader Julio Benitez was also shot dead on Tuesday at the hands of hired assassins soon after the COFADEH announced police forces had broken into opposition member Porfirio Ponce’s house to conduct a search. Ponce is a member of the Central Directive Board of the Union of Liquor and Beverage Industry Workers, an organization with a leading role within the resistance movement in Honduras.
Meanwhile, police officers dressed as civilians kidnapped and tortured two young cameramen from the national TV outlet Globo TV, who had filmed images of former Honduran President Manuel Zelaya’s abduction. The two cameramen were questioned about alleged possession of fire arms, and money supposedly coming from the Fourth Ballot Box —a project promoted by former President Zelaya attempting to make amendments to the Constitution, considered to be the catalyst for the coup d’état that ousted him from power.
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