This Friday morning, the elected Senator Guy Philippe, who was arrested on Thursday January 5 afternoon https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-19720-haiti-flash-arrest-of-senator-guy-philippe.html and deported to the United States https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-19721-haiti-flash-senator-guy-philippe-extradited-to-the-usa.html the same day ; went to the Miami Federal Court for the arraignment hearing on a set of charges https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-19731-haiti-flash-guy-philippe-the-charges-are-known-appearing-on-january-13-2017.html ranging from the importation of narcotics to money laundering.

Guy Philippe, accompanied by American lawyers Zeljka Bozanic and Richard Okyere Dansoh decided to plead not guilty before a judge of Miami to the charges that the federal government has against him ; he was therefore detained pending a hearing for which no date has been set.

Guy Philippe's lawyer, Zeljka Bozanic, said that for now she will not ask for a bond for her client, but he could do so later, although the public prosecutor wants he remain under detention.

To be continued...

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