Rights activist who protested Honduras coup killed

[demoleft]

Source: ap

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras – Honduran police promised Tuesday to thoroughly investigate the killing of a gay rights activist who joined in protests against the June coup that ousted President Manuel Zelaya.

The anti-coup National Resistance Front said gunmen in a car shot Walter Trochez on Sunday as he walked in downtown Tegucigalpa. Friends rushed him to a hospital, where he died.

"Trochez was an active militant in the resistance and an example of the fight against the dictatorship," the group said in a statement released on the day the victim was buried.

The front, which until recently staged daily protests to demand Zelaya's restoration to the presidency, blamed the attack "on the repressive forces that the oligarchy uses to stop the demands of the Honduran people for liberty and democracy."


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[Ken Burch]

1. I'm sure they'll THOROUGHLY investigate it.....

For twenty minutes or so, over celebratory beers and while sharing high-fives.

[demoleft]

2. probably, yes. n/t

[provis99]

3. since its likely the cops that murdered him,

this nonsense about running an investigation is just a middle finger to the dead man's supporters.

[EFerrari]

5. Exactly. n/t

[Arctic Dave]

4. I'm sure the obama administration will send someone down there to wag their finger and say bad boy.

you only get 90% of the aid we are giving you.

[harmonicon]

6. why now?

They said and did nothing when other coup protesters were murdered.

[AlphaCentauri]

7. The coup leaders are now starting to suppress any movement that would eventually

gain political power

where is the SOA manual? http://www.derechos.net/soaw/manuals/ci-toc.html