Thursday, October 20, 2011

Honduran court clears army generals linked to coup (AP)

TEGUCIGALPA, Mexico ? Honduras' Supreme Court has cleared six army generals accused of toppling former president Manuel Zelaya and flying him to Costa Rica in 2009.

The Supreme Court voted 12-3 to reject abuse of authority charges againts now-retired Gens. Romeo Vasquez, Luis Prince, Venancio Cervantes, Miguel Garcia, Juan Pablo Rodriguez y Carlos Cuellar.

The court said in a news release Thursday that all six have been released from detention.

Soldiers escorted the left-leaning Zelaya out of Honduras in June 2009 after he defied a Supreme Court order to drop plans to hold a referendum on reforming the constitution.

Zelaya says the court decision is "unjust" but expected.

He says "it's bothersome that those behind the coup are being protected."

Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111020/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_honduras_coup

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