Honduran constitutional court rules privately run cities would be 'unconstitutional'
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The constitutional chamber of Honduras' Supreme Court has ruled that privately run cities in the Central American country would be unconstitutional, threatening a project to build "model cities" with their own police, laws, government and tax systems.
The five-judge panel's 4-to-1 decision was published Wednesday. Because the decision was not unanimous, the case now goes to the full 15-member Supreme Court.
An international group of investors and Honduran government representatives last month signed a memorandum of understanding on the construction of "private" cities that supporters of the project say would bring badly needed economic growth to the poor country.
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The Supreme Court last year received a complaint against the proposed cities filed by a former constitutional prosecutor who calls the project "a catastrophe for Honduras."