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Congressman Fabricio Sandoval of the Libre party confirmed he will appear before the Supreme Court on October 29 at 10:00 a.m. for a pretrial hearing in a case related to the now-defunct Permanent Commission of the previous National Congress.

Congressman Fabricio Sandoval of the Libre party filed a voluntary appearance before the Supreme Court in a judicial proceeding involving former members of Congress's permanent commission.

Former President Manuel Zelaya, leader of the Libre party, denied social media reports of his death and confirmed he is undergoing treatment for a condition affecting several organs, which he says may continue for a couple of years.

A Libre lawmaker endorsed a localized state of emergency in municipalities with high violence, saying past applications reduced homicides and calling for human-rights oversight and temporary rather than permanent deployment.

A Libre congresswoman said her party opposes electoral law reforms presented to Congress this week unless Libre gains representation on the National Electoral Council and Electoral Justice Court, arguing it merits a seat as one of the three largest political forces.

The opposition LIBRE party faction says the government's draft energy reform is privatization disguised as modernization and is calling for a popular referendum, arguing that Hondurans—not lawmakers or private interests—should decide the future of the state-owned utility ENEE.