That's true, you are right.
Terrible things have occurred, not only during the period of the de facto government, but which unfortunately continue to occur in a country that is not only the poorest in the region but is one of the most socially precarious and most divided, with a terrible record of impunity, not only with regard to political crimes but for general crimes of violence.
Our support of the truth commission.... If I could just add a little preamble to my answer, from the end of November and the beginning of December after the elections that elected Porfirio Lobo as president were held, we encouraged both the de facto president Micheletti and president-elect Lobo, among others, to move quickly in December, two months before the inauguration, to begin fulfilling the various chapters of the Tegucigalpa-San Jose accord, one of which was the truth and reconciliation commission. President Lobo decided that he would act only upon his inauguration and installation in office as president. Obviously, when that occurred there was the initial two-month time lag. It's taken some time. Only at the beginning of May was the truth commission struck.
Its objectives are to lay out with facts what happened from virtually the election of Manuel Zelaya to his illegal displacement and expulsion through the de facto period up to the elections and the installation of President Lobo. That is admittedly only a first step. By laying out those facts, Canada is also providing material assistance to the new attorney general, who I've met, and who assured me and other ministers of the region that in fact all of these outstanding crimes will be pursued and prosecuted as evidence is made available. Canada is also assisting there in support for the judicial process, from the collection of evidence to the creation and presentation of cases.
We continue to urge. We have issued statements in recent months calling for calm and restraint, and calling for the authorities to prosecute fully all who may be engaged in intimidation or crimes of violence.