Honduras denounces a coup plan in progress
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The dignitary emphasized that President Castro not only leads Honduras but also presides over the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), a fundamental body for the unity and independence of the region.
In a statement released after an extraordinary meeting of the National Coordination of the Libre Party, they declared that this new attack is part of a plot to carry out a new coup d’état in Honduras because the Castro government has not submitted to Washington’s directives and because it sovereignly “dared” to terminate the extradition agreement. In addition, it was warned that one objective of the conspirators is to prevent the holding of free and democratic elections in 2025. Therefore, the party has condemned and rejected the “interfering actions of the Embassy of the United States of America by attacking the Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces and the former Minister of Defense, violating international principles and conventions, trying to provoke the destabilization of the armed forces”.
Honduran President Xiomara Castro Rejects US Interference and Condemns Coup Plot
The following day on August 29, Foreign Minister of Honduras Enrique Reina said in a televised interview that the comments by Dogu were linked to a more sinister plan. “We have obtained intelligence information, that these statements by US Ambassador Laura Dogu, imply that some members of the Armed Forces, military personnel of certain rankings, were conspiring with the idea that since allegations have been made against General Roosevelt, he must be taken out of his post,” Reina stated. “Even though we were able to carry out a clean election which brought the president to power [in 2021], we know where we are coming from, we know of all the struggle that we have waged to even just rescue the institutionality in the country,” the foreign minister added. He also has clarified that at the moment there are not any pending extradition orders against government officials.
Honduras Says It Will End Extradition Treaty With United States
The United States and Honduras have long been allies, with Honduras hosting U.S. troops at a military base in the central part of the country. American authorities rely on Honduran assistance for issues involving drug trafficking and immigration. But there have been a few tense moments over the years, including Honduras last year abandoning formal ties with Taiwan, which is heavily backed by the United States, and establishing relations with China.
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