Popular Pressure Aborted
Micheletti's Visit to Guatemala
GUATEMALA - Former Honduras' de facto
President Roberto Micheletti suspended his
visit to Guatemala due to people's rejection
and demonstrations in this capital.
The Foundation for the Development of
Guatemala (FUNDESA) had previously invited
Michelleti to deliver a presentation at the
National Insurance Company on Wednesday, but
it had to cancel the event beacuse of
mounting criticism againt the presence of
Micheletti.
He was put in power in Honduras after the
military forces toppled on June 28, 2009,
the constitutional President Manuel Zelaya.
Social organizations organized a rally and a
march from the Independece Hero's Monument
(known as the Obelisk) to the National
Insurance Company's head office.
FUNDESA members do not see Zelaya's removal
from government and Micheletti's rise to
power as a coup but as a constitutional
transtion, however after the decision of
inviting Micheletti was known, political
analists stressed it was wrong to welcome in
Guatemala someone who has violated the human
rights of the Honduran people.
The demonstration was organized not only to
protest against Micheletti's visit, but also
against the illegitimate government of
Porfilio Lobo. |
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