Haiti Jean-Claude Duvalier to the crowd at the Karibe Hotel, Petion-ville.
Photo: AFP, 19 January 2011
Source: lexpress.fr , January 19, 2011
By AFP, published on 18/01/2011 and updated on 01/19/2011
PORT -AU-PRINCE - Jean-Claude Duvalier's ambition to regain president of Haiti, his entourage said on Wednesday, despite complaints of crimes against humanity brought against the former dictator returned home to everyone's surprise.
Three days after his return to Port-au-Prince and 25 years from exile in France, "Baby Doc", 59, appeared briefly in mid-day about fifty supporters who cheered outside his hotel.
Meanwhile, her spokesman, Henri-Robert Sterlin, unveiled at the AFP's strategy of the former president, returned to Port-au-Prince when his country is facing a serious political crisis since the first round the disputed November 28 presidential election.
"Everything must be upsetting to chop the elections. And until there is a new general election which occurs Duvalier. And then, bingo" (he was elected), explained M. Sterlin, former Ambassador of Haiti to Paris.
But the former dictator is being prosecuted by his past: he is held accountable by international human rights for the deaths of thousands of opponents during his presidency (1971-86). Wednesday, four complaints of crimes against humanity have been filed against him before the Haitian justice.
journalist Michele Montas, a former spokesman for UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said it had filed a complaint for "false imprisonment, exile, destruction of private property, physical and moral torture, violation of civil rights and policies ".
Baby Doc is already on trial since last Tuesday of corruption, embezzlement and conspiracy.
In a statement, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has reminded the Haitian authorities in their "continuing duty to investigate, prosecute, punish and remedy violations of human rights," recalling the Duvalier dictatorship was characterized by "massive violations of human rights."
Mr. Duvalier was confined since his return to declare he had come "to help" Haitians after the earthquake that devastated the country there just a year. He still has not given a press conference.
Meanwhile, the Electoral Council has opened the door to a review of the results of the presidential election, indicating he would "consider" a revision of the first round results based on any disagreement.
Preliminary results announced in early December have resulted in violence by supporters of the singer Michel Martelly, came in third position and therefore excluded from the second round.
With 21% of the vote, Mr. Martelly had only a few thousand votes short of the government candidate, Jude Celestine (22%), the latter being therefore qualified for the second round to face a former first lady, Mirlande Manigat, finished first with 31% of the vote.
But a fact-finding mission by the Organization of American States (OAS) concluded that fraud had distorted the results and recommended to demote Mr. Celestin third.
Besides assuming the cancellation of the poll, which would allow Mr. Duvalier to be a candidate, Mr. Sterlin made a second assumption that Mr. Martelly would eventually reach the second round or even the presidency, with the Support of Duvalier.
If a second round is held, "Mr. Martelly happen to power," predicted Mr. Sterlin, adding that the party Duvalier had "no problem with Mr. Martelly.
PORT -AU-PRINCE - Jean-Claude Duvalier's ambition to regain president of Haiti, his entourage said on Wednesday, despite complaints of crimes against humanity brought against the former dictator returned home to everyone's surprise.
Three days after his return to Port-au-Prince and 25 years from exile in France, "Baby Doc", 59, appeared briefly in mid-day about fifty supporters who cheered outside his hotel.
Meanwhile, her spokesman, Henri-Robert Sterlin, unveiled at the AFP's strategy of the former president, returned to Port-au-Prince when his country is facing a serious political crisis since the first round the disputed November 28 presidential election.
"Everything must be upsetting to chop the elections. And until there is a new general election which occurs Duvalier. And then, bingo" (he was elected), explained M. Sterlin, former Ambassador of Haiti to Paris.
But the former dictator is being prosecuted by his past: he is held accountable by international human rights for the deaths of thousands of opponents during his presidency (1971-86). Wednesday, four complaints of crimes against humanity have been filed against him before the Haitian justice.
journalist Michele Montas, a former spokesman for UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said it had filed a complaint for "false imprisonment, exile, destruction of private property, physical and moral torture, violation of civil rights and policies ".
Baby Doc is already on trial since last Tuesday of corruption, embezzlement and conspiracy.
In a statement, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has reminded the Haitian authorities in their "continuing duty to investigate, prosecute, punish and remedy violations of human rights," recalling the Duvalier dictatorship was characterized by "massive violations of human rights."
Mr. Duvalier was confined since his return to declare he had come "to help" Haitians after the earthquake that devastated the country there just a year. He still has not given a press conference.
Meanwhile, the Electoral Council has opened the door to a review of the results of the presidential election, indicating he would "consider" a revision of the first round results based on any disagreement.
Preliminary results announced in early December have resulted in violence by supporters of the singer Michel Martelly, came in third position and therefore excluded from the second round.
With 21% of the vote, Mr. Martelly had only a few thousand votes short of the government candidate, Jude Celestine (22%), the latter being therefore qualified for the second round to face a former first lady, Mirlande Manigat, finished first with 31% of the vote.
But a fact-finding mission by the Organization of American States (OAS) concluded that fraud had distorted the results and recommended to demote Mr. Celestin third.
Besides assuming the cancellation of the poll, which would allow Mr. Duvalier to be a candidate, Mr. Sterlin made a second assumption that Mr. Martelly would eventually reach the second round or even the presidency, with the Support of Duvalier.
If a second round is held, "Mr. Martelly happen to power," predicted Mr. Sterlin, adding that the party Duvalier had "no problem with Mr. Martelly.
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