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Zelaya vows to return to Honduras Americas grouping expels Honduras
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Ousted President Manuel Zelaya has vowed to return to Honduras on Sunday, despite being threatened with arrest. The Organization of American States has expelled Honduras over the ousting of President Manuel Zelaya a week ago.
In a speech on the regional TV channel, Telesur, Mr Zelaya said he would arrive along with several other presidents. The rare decision was made at an emergency meeting of the 35-member organisation in Washington.
Mr Zelaya, who was forced out by the military on Sunday, criticised the leaders of the interim government and described them as traitors. It comes ahead of Mr Zelaya's expected return home, accompanied by several Latin American leaders.
The Organization of American States is holding an extraordinary session and is expected to vote to suspend Honduras. The new government has threatened to arrest him. Mr Zelaya was forced out by the military over plans for constitutional changes.
'Judases''Judases'
"I am organising my return to Honduras... This is the return of the president elected by the sovereign will of the people," he said, calling on his followers to join him "without arms" on his arrival in the capital Tegucigalpa."I am organising my return to Honduras... This is the return of the president elected by the sovereign will of the people," he said, calling on his followers to join him "without arms" on his arrival in the capital Tegucigalpa.
CRISIS TIMELINE 28 June: Troops seize and expel President Zelaya; parliamentary Speaker Roberto Micheletti becomes interim leader29 June: US President Obama condemns the overthrow as illegal4 July: Organization of American States chief Jose Miguel Insulza calls for the suspension of Honduras; President Zelaya vows to return homeCRISIS TIMELINE 28 June: Troops seize and expel President Zelaya; parliamentary Speaker Roberto Micheletti becomes interim leader29 June: US President Obama condemns the overthrow as illegal4 July: Organization of American States chief Jose Miguel Insulza calls for the suspension of Honduras; President Zelaya vows to return home
The Honduran government says he will be arrested immediately. President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner of Argentina and Rafael Corea of Ecuador have said they will accompany him.
The BBC's Stephen Gibbs in Tegucigalpa says it is unclear how that will be organised, given that President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner of Argentina and Rafael Corea of Ecuador have said they will accompany him.
Thousands of his supporters are expected to be at the airport.Thousands of his supporters are expected to be at the airport.
In the taped recording sent to Telesur, Mr Zelaya warned the new administration of interim leader Roberto Micheletti that the international community had turned against them. In the taped recording sent to Telesur television, Mr Zelaya warned the new administration of interim leader Roberto Micheletti that the international community had turned against them.
"Your actions will not go unnoticed because the international courts will have to try you for the genocide that you are carrying out in our country, in suppressing rights and repressing our people," he said."Your actions will not go unnoticed because the international courts will have to try you for the genocide that you are carrying out in our country, in suppressing rights and repressing our people," he said.
The Honduran interim government says it acted within the law and has the backing of the majority of the population.The Honduran interim government says it acted within the law and has the backing of the majority of the population.
Emergency sessionEmergency session
Earlier, the leader of the Roman Catholic church in Honduras called on the ousted president not to return from exile, in order to avoid provoking what he called a "bloodbath". Earlier, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church in Honduras called on the ousted president not to return from exile, in order to avoid provoking what he called a "bloodbath".
Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez said nobody had been killed since Mr Zelaya lost power, and he appealed to him to check his actions, before it was too late.Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez said nobody had been killed since Mr Zelaya lost power, and he appealed to him to check his actions, before it was too late.
The country is becoming increasingly polarised, our correspondent says. The country is becoming increasingly polarised, the BBC's Stephen Gibbs in Tegucigalpa says.
Each day there are mass demonstrations, both in support and against the government.Each day there are mass demonstrations, both in support and against the government.
Mr Zelaya, whose enemies accuse him of seeking to prolong his rule by altering the Honduran constitution, has garnered comprehensive international support.Mr Zelaya, whose enemies accuse him of seeking to prolong his rule by altering the Honduran constitution, has garnered comprehensive international support.
The Organization of American States is meeting in emergency session to debate whether to impose sanctions against Honduras.
OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza - who travelled to Tegucigalpa earlier this week but failed to secure Mr Zelaya's re-instatement - called for Honduras to be excluded from the group.
"No other alternative exists," he said.
The interim rulers have renounced the OAS charter in an apparent pre-emptive move, but an OAS official said the renunciation was not valid, since the Honduras authorities were not a legitimate government.The interim rulers have renounced the OAS charter in an apparent pre-emptive move, but an OAS official said the renunciation was not valid, since the Honduras authorities were not a legitimate government.