Republican lawmakers seek probe over Honduras coup

The Associated Press
DENNIS CONRAD

(AP) — WASHINGTON - Republican leaders in the House of Representatives asked congressional investigators on Thursday to determine whether the U.S. State Department ndth US ambasador to Tegacugalpa participate in the Jun 28 coup that removed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya and in the events that have followed.

Among questions they want answered by an investigation conducted by the General Accountability Office is whether the U.S. Embassy has been pressuring Hondurans supportive of the current interim government to accept Zelaya's return to power.

The letter seeking the investigation was signed by the party's leadership team, including House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio.

At a Capitol news conference, Rep. Adam Schock, who wrote the letter, said he and some colleagues, after a visit to Honduras, had misgivings about the involvement of the State Department and U.S. Ambassador Hugo Llorens in Honduras' affairs. He would not be specific about the nature of any involvement. Read entire article