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Haiti - Justice : Opening of the judicial year without ceremony amid protests 08/10/2019 09:47:07
The absence of ceremony [traditional but optional] did not prevent the opening of the judicial year at the Court of Cassation, in the 5 Courts of Appeal, the 18 Courts of First Instance and the 183 Courts of Peace, as well as the special courts of the country which should resume normal processing of files of litigants René Sylvestre, President of the Court of Cassation and President of the Superior Council of the Judiciary (CSPJ), sent a memorandum to presidents, deans and holders of courts and tribunals, informing them of the resumption of activities in the courts of the 18 jurisdictions of the country "Acting in his legal and constitutional attributions of Chief of the Judiciary, he solemnly declares, on Monday, the resumption of activities in all Courts and Tribunals of the national territory in accordance with the vow of art 75 of the decree of the 22 August 1995 relating to the judicial organization devoting in its first paragraph the first Monday of October" stipulates this memorandum. Reacting to the cancellation of this ceremony, Me Wando Sainvilier, Dean of the Court of First Instance of Jacmel and President of the Professional Association of Magistrates said "The deleterious climate of the country does not allow to ask judges, lawyers and others Justice professionals to risk their lives for holding such a ceremony." For the 4th week of many determined protesters from Cité Soleil and other neighborhoods, took the concrete to claim for the umpteenth time the resignation of President Moïse. Most of the commercial activities were slowed down in the capital and in several provincial cities, public institutions had kept closed door as well as schools... Barricades of burning tires were erected on several arteries of the capital, on the Delmas road and in other municipalities in the metropolitan area. Public transport was scarce. Sporadic automatic gunfire was heard in the vicinity of the Champ de Mars. Media in the capital reported acts of vandalism and several clashes with wounded. Determined to go to Petion-ville, protesters clashed at Delmas 48, police officers and agents of the Intervention and Maintenance Corps (CIMO) dispersed the crowd with tear gas and warning shots to prevent them from going to Pétion ville. Protesters from Cité Soleil who were trying to ransom residents of Delmas 65, met with strong resistance from the victims, several injuries were reported including at least one shot, arrests were made near the Canadian Embassy. S/ TB/ HaitiLibre
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