TEGUCIGALPA (AP) -- The interim Honduran government has lifted an emergency decree that prohibited protest marches and limited other civil liberties, clearing the way for possible new demonstrations over the political standoff in this Central American country.

Supporters of ousted President Manuel Zelaya were expected to march in the capital, a day before an Organization of American States summit of regional foreign ministers is due to arrive for talks aimed at ending the impasse over control of the government.
Interim President Roberto Micheletti said Monday that the decree, which resulted in dozens of arrests and the closing of two pro-Zelaya media outlets, “has been completely revoked,” but Zelaya expressed doubts.
“Let's see if they free the campesinos and end the oppression of the people, or if this is one more trick,” the ousted president, who is holed up in the Brazilian Embassy with dozens of supporters, told Venezuela-based television network Telesur.
Micheletti did not say whether the lifting of the decree would take effect immediately. He had said in a morning television interview that it would be formally repealed Tuesday when the new order is published in the government's official gazette.
Honduras' interim leaders issued the emergency order Sept. 27 in response to “calls for insurrection” by Zelaya as the ousted president sought refuge in the Brazilian Embassy after sneaking back into the country.
The decree empowered police and soldiers to break up public meetings, arrest people without warrants and restrict the news media, with armed troops stationed throughout the capital to enforce the order.
The interim Honduran leader said the step was taken because they had learned that more burnings of vehicles and businesses were planned and “we weren't going to allow it.”
Police spokesman Orlin Cerrato said about 1,000 people were detained for violating a curfew that was imposed before the decree.
The Organization of American States, local representatives of the Catholic Church and others have been meeting with the competing factions, seeking to negotiate an end to the standoff. But the two sides remain divided over key issues, including whether Zelaya can reassume the presidency before scheduled Nov. 29 elections.
Three U.S. representatives from South Florida who supported the ouster of Zelaya traveled to Honduras Monday to meet with the interim government and to pressure President Barack Obama to sanction the upcoming Honduran elections. The Organization of American States has refused to observe the elections.
It's the second trip there by a Republican delegation in a week and is part of a broader effort to challenge the Obama administration's Latin American policy.
U.S. Reps. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen criticized the U.S. decision to suspend aid to Honduras and revoke entry visas of officials in the interim government. She said she would urge Obama and other members of Congress to reconsider their decision not to recognize Micheletti.
“He is the president of Honduras,” Ros-Lehtinen said. “Some people tell me 'de facto' government, but under the Constitution of the Republic I am seated here with the president of this country and it's a great honor.”