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| Honduras 'to lift emergency rule' | Honduras 'to lift emergency rule' |
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| Honduras' interim leader has said he will ask ministers to lift an emergency decree imposed after the country's president was ousted in a June coup. | Honduras' interim leader has said he will ask ministers to lift an emergency decree imposed after the country's president was ousted in a June coup. |
| The decree suspended some civil liberties and also shut down two radio stations loyal to the president. | The decree suspended some civil liberties and also shut down two radio stations loyal to the president. |
| President Manuel Zelaya secretly returned to the country two weeks ago, taking refuge in Brazil's embassy. | President Manuel Zelaya secretly returned to the country two weeks ago, taking refuge in Brazil's embassy. |
| Roberto Micheletti told a television station that he would ask for the laws to be lifted. | |
| "It is my decision to rescind the decree, but we'll take the decision with the council of ministers today," Mr Micheletti said in an interview broadcast on Honduran television. | |
| He said the 45-day decree, issued in late September as protests broke out following President Zelaya's return, was no longer needed as "there is peace" in the country. | |
| Under the emergency legislation, gatherings of more than 20 people were banned, and freedom of movement and speech was limited. | |
| The emergency decree was condemned internationally, and those supporting the ousted president had demanded that it be lifted before negotiations between Mr Zelaya and the interim leader could begin. |