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Weekly Report - 22 May 2014 (WR-14-20)

HONDURAS: Now a law for shoot-down in the sea

After the (aerial) shoot-down law comes the (naval) shoot-down law. The Honduran congress has begun to discuss this new piece of legislation, promoted by congressman David Chávez of the ruling Partido Nacional (PN), as “a complement to the Aerial Interdiction Law”. Shooting at boats does not elicit the same kind of reaction as shooting down aircraft, though there have been recent cases of civilians killed by mistake in operations accompanied by US personnel. The US has financed the construction of naval posts on the Honduran coast to enhance its anti-drugs capability.

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