Ousted Honduran President Has
No Immediate Plans To Return Home: Wife
TEGUCIGALPA - Former Honduran President
Manuel Zelaya will not return to the Central
American country for the time being, his
wife said Tuesday in Tegucigalpa.
There has been no significant improvement in
Honduras' situation since the coup and many
officials from the judicial and interior
ministries who were involved in the coup are
still working in the same positions, Xiomara
de Zelaya said.
In the absence of effective guarantees, she
added, Zelaya has no immediate plans to
return to Honduras.
Xiomara was back in Honduras on Sunday to
handle some real estate affairs for the
Zelaya family. She will also attend a
demonstration by Zelaya supporters.
Zelaya was ousted in a coup late last June
which was strongly condemned by the
international community that had been
demanding Zelaya's restoration to power.
In late September 2009, Zelaya returned to
Honduras and stayed in the Brazilian
embassy.
However, the Honduran congress voted against
the reinstatement of Zelaya, as Porfirio
Lobo won the presidential election on Nov.
29.
After Lobo was sworn in in January, Zelaya
and his family were allowed to leave for
Dominica.
On March 18, Lobo said Zelaya could return
to his country at anytime. |
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