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Honduras suspends rights as violence spreads over delayed vote count
Army and police given more powers and curfew imposed to contain unrest sparked by fears that last Sunday’s election has been fixed
Reuters
Saturday 2 December 2017 01.40 EST
The Honduran government has suspended constitutional rights to give the army and police more powers and imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew to contain unrest triggered by a contested election, a senior government official said on Friday.
Ebal Diaz, a high official for the council of ministers, announced the move on television shortly after the country’s electoral tribune said it would aim to resume counting votes on Saturday.
“The suspension of constitutional guarantees was approved so that the armed forces and the national police can contain this wave of violence that has engulfed the country,” Diaz said.
He said the order would take effect at 1200 ET (0500 GMT), but did not give details of what rights would be suspended.
More:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/02/honduras-suspends-rights-as-violence-spreads-over-delayed-vote-count
