The general amnesty for political crimes taking place since the events of June 28th became effective today. Those who want to benefit from this legal action can do so in the courts of justice.
La Gaceta published on February 2nd, the Legislative Decree 02-2010, which approved a general amnesty. The decree clearly states it is valid 20 days from it’s date of publication in the official newspaper, indicating that today the decree becomes law for a period of 40 years.
Tags: Politics in Honduras
The truth commission being formed by President Pepe Lobo, and head by the former Vice President of Guatemala, Eduardo Stein, is targeting June to present their findings. The commission is to deduct what truthfully happened during the circumstances surrounding the ouster of ex-president Manuel Zelaya.
The forming of a truth commission was stipulated in the Tegucigalpa-San Jose Agreement, which many foreign countries are requesting Honduras fulfill before they will recognize the new president of Honduras.
The commission is expected to be finalized by month’s end, and is to include three more foreign participants and two Hondurans.
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The World Bank announced today that will be sending development aid to Honduras that it was stopped after the political crisis began at the end of June.
World Bank Managing Director, Juan Jose Daboub, held a news conference in Tegucigalpa and said that the bank would restore one planned loan of $270 million and add $120 million in new credit, for a total of $390 million for Honduras, following the inauguration of President Pepe Lobo.
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Honduran Foreign Minister, Mario Canahuati, said that President Porfirio Lobo Sosa has made a draft of the truth commission.
He added that OAS Secretary of Political Affairs, Victor Rico’s arrival in the country was “to check out how the commission will be established, because it is a fundamental issue for the country.”
Canahuati said the truth commission “must be formed as soon as possible,” adding that he did not know whether it could be formed this weekend.
Since beginning his administration, President Porfirio Lobo Sosa has been working to fulfill missing elements of the Tegucigalpa-San Jose Agreement in hopes of restoring international recognition to Honduras.
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