Honduras warned: Don’t take any action on Brazilian embassy
Zelaya - Photo by Jose Cruz, Agencia Brasil.
NEW YORK – A top U.N. political official has warned Honduras that any actions against the Brazilian embassy will lead to a disaster.
Ousted Honduran President Jose Manuel Zelaya has been sheltered in the Brazilian embassy since he surreptitiously entered Honduras several days ago.
Honduras has given Brazil a ten day ultimatum and the new regime continues to crack down on media and dissent.
“I must say the situation there took a seriously bad turn with the threats on the Brazilian embassy,” Under-Secretary-General B. Lynn Pascoe told a news conference at UN Headquarters in New York, referring to published reports that the de facto government has given the embassy 10 days to decide whether to grant Mr. Zelaya asylum or hand him over.
“It’s a very serious problem for all of us. It would be a disaster if any action were taken to violate international law on the inviolability of the embassies,” he said.
“We’re also concerned to see the worsening situation as the de facto government has been turning up the screws internally, closing media outlets and also taking state of emergency measures against the population,” he added.
“We’re very concerned about all of that and have been trying to work with others to see whether we can move that process forward,” he added, reiterating UN readiness to provide whatever help it can to resolve the crisis and its full support for the efforts of Costa Rican President Óscar Arias Sánchez to mediate the crisis.
On Friday the U.N Security Council stressed the need to ensure the security of the Brazilian Embassy where Zelaya turned up last week after being ousted by the military in June.
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