Napoleón Nassar Herrera
Honduran military officer
Napoleón Nazar Herrera (pronounced: Nassar ) is a Honduran military officer who worked in the controversial Battalion 3–16 [1] [2] who successively became leader of the General Department of Criminal Investigation (DGIC), [3] high Commissioner of Police for the north-west region in the Manuel Zelaya government, [2] and one of the Secretary of Security's spokespeople in the de facto government of Roberto Micheletti . [4] [5]
Civil career
As of late 2005, during the Ricardo Maduro presidency, Nazar was leader of the General Department of Criminal Investigation (DGIC). [3] On 5 June 2005, agents from the DGIC put a community leader who had been stabbed and wounded on his face, neck, back, sides and hands by paramilitaries, Feliciano Pineda, into chains and imprisoned him in Gracias . [3]
During the Manuel Zelaya presidency, Nazar was high Commissioner of Police for the north-west region. [1] [2]
In the government of Roberto Micheletti following the 2009 Honduran constitutional crisis , Nazar became one of the Secretary of Security's spokespeople for communicating with protestors ( (in Spanish) : uno de los designados por la Secretaría de Seguridad para el diálogo ). [4] Following police violence against thousands of demonstrators from the Copán and Santa Bárbara regions campaigning on 17 July 2009 for a new law about mineral resources, Nazar stated that for anyone who felt aggrieved, prosecutors and human rights exist. [5]
References
- 1 2 Holland, Clifton L. (June 2006). "Honduras – Human Rights Workers Denounce Battalion 3–16 Participation in Zelaya Government" (PDF) . Mesoamérica Institute for Central American Studies . Archived from the original ( pdf ) on 20 July 2011 . Retrieved 3 August 2009 .
- 1 2 3 Comité de Familiares de Detenidos Desaparecidos en Honduras (February 2007). "Hnd – Solicitan al Presidente Zelaya la destitución de integrantes del Batallón 3–16 nombrados en el Ministerio del Interior" . Nizkor. Archived from the original on 24 September 2009 . Retrieved 7 August 2009 .
- 1 2 3 "Community Member Shot – Action Alert" . Global Exchange . 19 June 2005. Archived from the original on 3 December 2008 . Retrieved 8 August 2009 .
- 1 2 Leiva, Noe (2 August 2009). "No se avizora el fin de la crisis hondureña" . El Nuevo Herald/ AFP . Archived from the original on 5 August 2009 . Retrieved 7 August 2009 .
- 1 2 Mejía, Lilian; Mauricio Pérez; Carlos Girón (18 July 2009). "Pobladores Exigen Nueva Ley De Minería: 71 Detenidos Y 12 Heridos En Batalla Campal" (in Spanish). MAC: Mines and Communities. Archived from the original on 17 September 2009 . Retrieved 7 August 2009 .
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