Martinelli made secret visit to Honduras and 'met with Uribe'

[Judi Lynn]

Martinelli made secret visit to Honduras and 'met with Uribe'
Sunday, 28 November 2010 07:47
Adriaan Alsema

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Colombia's former President Alvaro Uribe met with Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli in Honduras, one day before Uribe's former intelligence chief controversially was granted political asylum in Panama, several media say.

Uribe was in Honduras for a meeting with President Porfirio Lobo from Sunday November 21 until Tuesday November 23. According to Spanish news agency Efe, Lobo confirmed that on that same Sunday he met with Martinelli. This meeting was not publicly known until Friday when Lobo admitted the Panamanian President had been in the country for a "private visit."

Lobo met with both Uribe and Martinelli on a military base near the capital of Tegucigalpa. According to Honduran newspaper El Heraldo, Lobo said Martinelli was in Honduras "to talk about investment issues together with the former president of Colombia, Alvaro Uribe."

Unofficial Honduran sources told Efe that Uribe met Martinelli at the military base to talk about the political asylum that was previously requested by the former director of Colombian intelligence agency DAS, Maria del Pilar Hurtado, who is under criminal investigation in her home country for ordering the illegal wiretapping of opponents of Uribe.

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[EFerrari]

1. So, now Honduras is being used again to protect criminals.

Perfect.

[Peace Patriot]

2. And where was Leon Panetta? Or was it a conference call? nt