Hondurans reject amnesty

For crimes since the coup:

Honduras: Social organizations and human rights defenders rejected the plans of the Honduran coupist Government to approve an amnesty for those people responsible for crimes committed since the coup in June 28.

“The humanity crimes will have their punishment sooner or later, and their authors will pay before the justice,” said a communiqué issuedby the National Front against the Coup, which gathers a wide number of groups and politicians. Members of the National Congress announced they had the decree to absolve those involved in crimes derived from the June 28 coup.

Rolando Dubon, head of the Parliament Amnesty Commission, said a meeting was held with a group of lawyers to adjust every fragment of the document, which will be submitted to vote on Monday.

Berta Oliva, coordinator of the Committee of Relatives of Disappeared and Arrested People (COFADEH) warned that if the indult is approved they would take the case to the International Penal Court.

Constitutional Honduran President Manuel Zelaya said that during the government of coupist Roberto Micheletti, more than 4,200 human rights violations, murder of 130 resistance members, arrest of more than 3,000 and massacre of five young people in peaceful demonstrations have been reported. Tegucigalpa, Prensa Latina