Manuel Zelaya exile move from Honduras 'postponed'

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Thu Dec-10-09 04:28 AM
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Manuel Zelaya exile move from Honduras 'postponed'

Source: bbc

Plans for ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya to leave for exile in Mexico have been postponed, the government of Honduras has said.

Sources close to Mr Zelaya had said he was about to leave Brazil's embassy in the capital, Tegucigalpa.

Mr Zelaya was removed from power in June and forced into exile but later returned and has taken refuge in the embassy for almost three months.

Officials said Mr Zelaya had to apply for political asylum before leaving.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8405133.stm

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Ken Burch

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Thu Dec-10-09 07:03 AM
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1. The man's term is basically over

Why couldn't they just let him stay?

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