Allegations of corruption of judges of the BCEN, the prosecutor seized of the case

The Government Commissioner Me Ocname Clamé, announced that under the corruption case aiming judges of the Office of National Electoral (BCEN), the prosecution had been seized of the corruption case following the accusations of candidate to the deputation Gérald Jean, stating that the case is under analysis, explaining "It is question of payoff and financial crime. These are offenses punishable by law [...] The prosecution will continue to investigate and if the information is valid, we will refer the case to the instruction cabinet."

What massive fraud ?

Peter F. Mulrean, US Ambassador accredited to Haiti, reacting to information concerning massive fraud in the elections on 25 October recalled that many people talk about "massive fraud" but until now no one had provided concrete evidence of massive fraud. Recalling that the American Embassy had deployed on election day of observers all over the place and did not see a massive fraud, nor the EU EOM and the Mission of the OAS. Furthermore he said that the perpetrators of these allegations have not made any appeal to the electoral bodies regarding these frauds and never showed evidence to the media or the general public that can confirm their accusations.

Note that concerning the 78 Minutes (PV) evaluated at CTV, the analysis of the Mission of Electoral Observation of the EU (EU-EOM) concluded that there were only 3 PVs really doubtful, others had small irregularities that did not justify their putting away Download the report of the EU EOM : https://www.haitilibre.com/docs/elections2015/AnalysedelaMOEUEdes78PVprsidentielsvrifisparleBCEN.pdf

The Collective of elected mayors across the country requires !

The Collective of mayors elected throughout the country, a new political force of over a hundred politicians, asked the government to keep a neutral position; the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) to operate in maximum transparency and civil society to remain vigilant.

The group demanded that the next President of the Republic organizes a National Conference to restore confidence in the political class and sign a governability pact (Executive, Parliament and local authorities).

The Collective proposes to the CEP to organize the second round of presidential elections January 17, 2016 and install the next Head of State February 7, 2016.

Camille Chalmers pessimistic

Camille Chalmers, Executive Director of Advocacy Platform for Alternative Development (PAPDA) is pessimistic about the possibility that the Electoral Commission of Evaluation installed on December 22, can help find a solution to the crisis. He particularly criticized a lack of consultation with the actors concerned, including the G8 [which has just rejected an invitation from the Commission https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-16172-haiti-flash-the-g8-rejects-an-invitation-from-the-evaluation-commission.html ] : judge fuzzy, the mandate of the Commission and believes that teh latter would have needed a period of at least three weeks to carry through its mission instead of 8 days...

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