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22 October 2009 | | |

Too Much Noise

Brazilian diplomats in Honduras denounce harassment with sonic cannon

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Silence is not heard near Brazilian Embassy in Honduras for over a month. Since Brazilian President, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, decided to take ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya in the Embassy, the coup military officers are emitting sounds of animals, rock music and church bells through powerful loud speakers, while they light the embassy with reflectors all nights.

According to newspaper Estado de Sao Paulo, Brazilian Foreign Affairs Minister filed a formal complaint due to the harassment by Honduran de facto government. According to this denunciation, military officers are using a sonic cannon, which emits high frequency waves which can cause irreparable damage.

The Organization of American States (OAS) stated that the acts of the coup government led by Roberto Micheletti are “hostile actions” and that they “affect physically and psychologically” those people inside the Brazilian Embassy and are “violating their human rights”.

The OAS also requested a halt to these hostile actions and that the regime withdraws all military officers from the area near the Embassy.

But the de facto government has only hardened its position, not taking into account criticism and denunciations, and continuing with its unsuccessful efforts to obtain the support of the international community. This week it was reported that Carlos Lopez, de facto Foreign Minister , had sent a letter to the United Nations for the organization to recognize the dictatorial regime.

Meanwhile, the negotiations between coup perpetrators and representatives of the constitutional government continue to be at a standstill, due to the fact that the coup regime refuses to Zelaya´s return to office.

Those who demand the reinstatement of democracy believe that Micheletti´s government is delaying things so that the presidential elections, scheduled for the end of November, takes place under the de facto regime.

“I´ve never heard, not even in the most hostile wars, that one party has all privileges, all advantages (…) and that the other, the party which was chosen by the people in a legitimate way, is completely repressed”, said Zelaya to a local radio station with reference to the negotiations.

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