Bodies and repressive "security" of the State Great start disarming before Election Fraud

Monday November 23, 2009 19:33

Tegucigalpa, 23 nov (EFE) .- The security forces of Honduras launched today a national disarmament operation in order to ensure the repression in the elections next Sunday, the National Police.

The disarmament "has already begun," said police spokesman Efe Orlin Cerrato, who recalled that the de facto president, Roberto Micheletti, the measure ordered by a decree issued by the Council of Ministers on Thursday.

Police, with support from the military, run the disarmament within the framework of maintaining surveillance on the occasion of elections throughout the country.

The patrols may operate in public transport vehicles, roadblocks and other places to carry out disarmament.

"A person to whom during the operation is carrying a weapon will be confiscated," said Cerrato, adding that it also may be seized or sharp edged weapons, among others.

He commented that it is preferable that those do not carry weapons to prevent them being seized and recalled that the decree states that will be returned to their owners those who are legally registered.

Disarmament will end in "the early days of December if that's convenient," said on Friday the Minister of the Presidency, Rafael Pineda, who explained that the measure was taken "so that during this stage can move with confidence" ( and suppress more easily).