The Governing Council of the Inter-Parliamentary Union,

Referring to the case of Mr. Miguel Angel Pavón Salazar of Honduras, as outlined in the report of the Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians (CL/177/11(a)-R.1), and to the resolution adopted at its 176^th session (April 2005),

Taking account of a communication from the Attorney General's Office, dated 14 October 2005,

Recalling the following: after the investigation into Mr. Pavón's murder in January 1988 had come to a standstill, the investigation was reopened in 1996, and led to the identification of two suspects, both military officers; while one of them died during Hurricane Mitch in 1998, the second, Jaime Rosales, was apprehended in the United States of America and extradited to Honduras, where he stood trial and was acquitted on 22 March 2004; the Attorney General's Office appealed against that decision, and the court of appeal quashed the acquittal of Mr. Rosales on 25 February 2005, referring the case back to the court of first instance,

Considering that, at its retrial of Mr. Rosales on 11 April 2005, the court of first instance acquitted Mr. Rosales; and that the Attorney General's Office subsequently lodged an appeal and on 23 May 2005 presented its arguments before the court of appeal,

1. Thanks the Attorney General's Office for keeping it informed;

2. Trusts that the court of appeal will give its decision shortly and in so doing take due account of all the evidence gathered; and would appreciate receiving a copy of the judgement;

3. Reiterates it wish to ascertain whether Mr. Rosales is at the disposal of the judicial authorities;

4. Requests the Secretary General to convey this resolution to the competent authorities and the source;

5. Requests the Committee to continue examining this case and report to it at its next session, to be held during the 114^th IPU Assembly (May 2006).

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