A non-governmental human rights defender sued the Defense Department and the CIA to force them to disclose documents to help clarify whether the United States knew in advance the plans to overthrow President Manuel Zelaya in June 2009.
WASHINGTON .- Anjana Samant, an attorney with the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR by its acronym in English), said at a news conference Thursday that shipments have not addressed the most 200 requests related to the coup in Honduras, attached to the Freedom of Information Act.
The lawsuit, filed just last Wednesday in federal court for the District of Columbia, argues that because of the close relationship between Tegucigalpa and Washington, "it is likely that little happens in Honduras without the knowledge and / or consultation with the U.S. government."
"The plaintiffs seek information necessary to facilitate public understanding of what happened in Honduras and whether and how agencies, officials and / or events affecting U.S. interests," the lawsuit said. CCR
on Thursday sent a new request to the Defense Department for documents on U.S. expenditures in Honduras for the defense, construction contracts and improvements to existing infrastructure to be used for military, police or narcotics since 2006.
on Thursday also sent a new request to the CIA asking for documents, audio recordings, emails, photos, videos or radio interviews, press or television granted by the Honduran journalist Roland Valenzuela between June 28, 2009 and June 15, 2010.
According to the request, Valenzuela was shot to death a month after having asserted during a press interview to have evidence that the overthrow of Zelaya was planned by Honduran businessmen in Dubai, U.S. officials were aware that the firm Zelaya on an alleged letter of resignation to the presidency was forged. CCR
addition, both applications were filed Thursday by Thomas Loudon, executive secretary of a Truth Commission created April 13, 2010.
The official commission, created by the current president Porfirio Lobo under the coordination of former Guatemalan Vice President Eduardo Stein, published the results of their investigations of what happened before, during and after the coup shortly before the annual meeting of the Organization of American States in June.
Loudon told reporters he will use his stay in the U.S. capital to explain to some ambassadors to the OAS risks for the protection of human rights in Honduras would have a return multilaleral body.
Several South American nations oppose the reinstatement of Honduras to be allowed to Zelaya (2006-2009) back to Honduras without facing legal charges. The former president is in the Dominican Republic.
specialized organizations have expressed concern at the deterioration in the protection of human rights occurred in Honduras since the coup, marked by impunity and the slowness of the authorities to investigate
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