Honduran Ministry
Appeals Against Amnesty Of Coup Commanders
TEGUCIGALPA - The Honduran public ministry
on Tuesday appealed against the amnesty of
military commanders who orchestrated last
year's coup that ousted elected president
Manuel Zelaya.
"The public ministry, after the ruling on
definitely pardoning the commanders involved
in the coup, presented its appeal for
re-consideration," said Jorge Rivera, the
justice presiding over the country's supreme
court which has been put in charge of the
coup case.
The appeal was presented to the chamber of
appeal under the supreme court.
The top military officers behind the coup
were released last Friday as a judge
described their action as out of the "state
of necessity," which the officers claimed to
be aimed at avoiding violence in the
country.
The commanders included five generals in the
positions of the chief of staff, assistant
chief of staff, chiefs of the air force,
navy and the army.
They are General Romeo Vasquez, General
Venancio Cervantes, General Miguel Angel
Garcia Padgett, General Luis Javier Prince,
Admiral Juan Pablo Rodriguez and General
Carlos Cuellar.
Honduras began to implement the decree of
amnesty pardoning those involved in the coup
and their supporters on Monday, after the
country's newly-formed Congress approved the
amnesty on Jan. 26.
The amnesty was also granted to former
President Zelaya who was ousted by the coup
on June 28 last year.
Honduran President Porfirio Lobo announced
the amnesty during his Jan. 28 inauguration
in the presence of representatives from many
countries.
The amnesty, agreed upon as part of the
Tegucigalpa-San Jose Agreement to solve the
Honduran political crisis, will remain valid
for 40 years.
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