Honduran President warns of 'conspiracy' against his government.
Castro added that, since the coup against her husband, Manuel Zelaya, went unpunished, the same politicians are now trying to destabilize the government elected by the Honduran people.
SAN SALVADOR, April 22 (Sputnik) - Honduran President Xiomara Castro said that political figures who orchestrated the 2009 coup in the country went unpunished and are now trying to destabilize the current government.
"You have to understand that there is a conspiracy being formed here, and this must be made clear to the Honduran people. Let's just look at the political figures who are emerging, the same ones who contributed to the coup d'état in 2009," Castro told reporters on Friday.
The president added that, since the coup against her husband, Manuel Zelaya, went unpunished, the same politicians are now trying to destabilize the government elected by the Honduran people.
"Respect for the law must be fundamental for all Hondurans," Castro said, adding that those who utter "certain phrases to generate destabilization must be brought to justice for treason against the homeland."
In June 2009, President Manuel Zelaya was overthrown in a coup in Honduras. Prior to the coup, Zelaya dismissed the country's top military leadership, which had refused to guarantee a referendum that would have given him the right to be elected for a second term. Zelaya was arrested and deported to Costa Rica, accused of corruption and violating the constitution. Later, the former president returned to Honduras. His wife, Xiomara Castro, won the 2021 presidential election and took office in January of last year.