Honduran interim gov't exert pressure on Zelaya
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The de facto Honduran government on Wednesday sent the army to play noisy music over loudspeakers outside the Brazilian embassy to exert pressure on deposed President Manuel Zelaya following the suspense of talks on the months-long political crisis.
Zelaya has been hiding inside the Brazilian embassy since he returned to Honduras in late September after being ousted in a June 28 coup. He has demanded he be reinstated to serve out his term, which the interim government has refused.
The talks between representatives of Zelaya and de facto leader Roberto Micheletti Zelaya stagnated on Monday as the interim government insists that Zelaya's restitution is a juridical issue and should be decided by the Supreme Court of Justice, while Zelaya's delegation holds that the Congress should make the final decision.
Zelaya's representative Victor Meza said that they were not ready to accept "confusing, insulting and provoking" proposals "aimed at gaining time."
According to John Biehl, the Honduran advisor from the Organization of American States (OAS), the two sides were expected to meet again in the coming hours for further talks.
Also on Wednesday, Honduran police announced restrictions on protests in an effort to quell rallies in favor of Zelaya. The said that protests must be authorized by the government 24 hours in advance.
Zelaya was ousted from the presidential post on June 28, after he planned to organize a referendum on the country's constitution which might give him a second term through general elections slated for November.
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