Joy Weems 9/25/09, 5:00pm
Ousted former President of Honduras Mauel Zelaya snuck back into the country earlier this week. He is in search of his former position as President. He described his journey as "treking through the mountains and taking back roads to avoid check points." Mr. Zelaya accompanied by his wife took refuge at the Brazilian embassy. The former President took no time as he began a series of interviews with international news media. He wants to began meeting with prominent Hondurans and government officials who ousted him. Current elected President denied Zelays appearance at first calling it "media terrorism". Once he discovered that Mr. Zelaya actually was in the country he issued a nationwide curfew Monday evening. As people scrambled to get home in time for the just posted curfew, the current President spoke on the charges against Mr. Zelaya. Mr. Zelaya has 18 charges against him including treason, and a jail is waiting for him. Secretary of state Hilary Clinton commented that it is important for the two parties to began dialogue. Apparently there are many people in favor of Mr. Zelaya returning to office including our President Barack Obama. The United States, the European Union, International Monetary Fund, and the World Bank have all suspended aid to Honduras in protest.
It seems that the issues involving this interaction between the current President and the former President can be resolved with mediation and possibly a third party interaction. Many important people are backing Mr. Zelaya's return to office so it seems that there is valid reason for his return. Although Honduran officials say that he broke laws and the new appointed President was valid it seems that these parties can come to an agreeable medium. I feel like he was wrongfully ousted. I feel that the government officials felt that President Zelaya was planning a nonbinding referendum that would be the first step in allowing him to run for a second term. Which is against Honduran Constitution.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/22/world/americas/22honduras.html
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