The Governing Council of the Inter-Parliamentary Union,

Referring to the case of Mr. Miguel Angel Pavón Salazar of Honduras, who was murdered in January 1988, as outlined in the report of the Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians (CL/179/11(a)-R.1), and to the resolution adopted at its 178th session (May 2006),

Recalling the following: one of the two persons suspected of Mr. Pavón's murder died during Hurricane Mitch in 1998; the other, Mr. Jaime Rosales, stood trial in Honduras and was acquitted on 22 March 2004; the Appeals Court quashed the acquittal on 25 February 2005 and referred the case back to the court of first instance, which on 11 April 2005 again acquitted Mr. Rosales; the Attorney General's Office lodged an appeal and, on 23 May 2005, presented its arguments before the Appeals Court,

Considering that on 16 June 2006 the Appeals Court revoked the acquittal and sentenced Mr. Jaime Rosales, who was in detention until 16 December 2005, to a 20-year prison term, and that a cassation petition is pending before the Supreme Court,

1. Is pleased to note that the Appeals Court has issued a ruling;

2. Would appreciate being kept informed of the cassation proceedings, trusts that, while the case is pending before the Supreme Court, Mr. Rosales will remain at the disposal of the judicial authorities, and would appreciate receiving confirmation of this;

3. Requests the Committee to continue examining this case and report to it at its next session, to be held on the occasion of the 116th Assembly (April-May 2007).

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