Ousted Honduran leader accuses U.S. right extremists of supporting coup

MADRID, July 23 (Xinhua) -- Ousted Honduran leader Manuel Zelaya on Thursday accused some U.S. politicians of backing the June 28 coup.

Plotters of the coup that ousted Zelaya were backed by "the extreme right-wing in Washington," he told Spanish Radio Nacional de Espana (RNE).

He said some U.S. congressmen interfered in the Honduran politics with a double standard in moral.

"They talk of democracy in the United States, but in fact they are tyrants and dictators because they support coups," Zelaya said.

Zelaya also said talks with the post-coup government in Tegucigalpa were over because "we do not negotiate with terrorists."

The mediation efforts by Costa Rican President Oscar Arias Sanchez failed as the interim authorities refused to listen to his proposals, Zelaya said.

Zelaya was ousted and forced into exile in a coup on June 28, after he angered the army, the legislative and judiciary by insisting on a constitution amendment that would allow him to seek re-election. His demand for reinstatement has been rejected by the post-coup interim government ever since.