Former Haitian Prime Minister Claude Joseph is in Spain, as the first stage of a tour that will also take him to France and Canada, to expose the "extremely difficult situation" of Haiti but also the intentions of his own political party "Les Engagés pour le Développement" launched on September 3rd, 2022, because given Joseph's media statements, there is no doubt that he is in "pre-election campaign" and seeks to give himself presidential stature through his firm positions, he is looking for international credibility...

Monday in Madrid in Spain, first stop of his tour, in an interview with the Spanish press agency EFE, Claude Joseph, banned from entering the Dominican Republic since September 7, 2022, https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-37591-haiti-flash-former-pm-claude-joseph-and-12-gang-leaders-banned-from-entering-the-dominican-republic.html , did not fail to denounce a once again, the Haiti-related policy of the Dominican Government, which it considers "odious" and that Haitians who emigrate to the neighboring country are "massively deported and mistreated" https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-38104-haiti-flash-haitians-massively-expelled-from-the-dominican-republic.html . Let's recall that according to the Directorate General of Migration (DGM), last week, more than 6,490 Haitians in an irregular migratory situation were repatriated to Haiti https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-38204-haiti-dominican-rep-6-492-haitians-in-an-irregular-migratory-situation-repatriated-in-one-week.html

"It's true that the situation in Haiti is not good, but that's no reason to mistreat Haitians just because of the color of their skin, it's something terrible," adding "Share the island with the Dominican Republic is very hard", emphasizing "however, it is not about the Dominican population, the people are welcoming, it is important to say it, but people know President Abinader as a racist who hates Haitians and shows it in its policies of hatred towards Haitians [...]" https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-38144-haiti-politic-former-pm-claude-joseph-insults-president-abinader.html .

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-38204-haiti-dominican-rep-6-492-haitians-in-an-irregular-migratory-situation-repatriated-in-one-week.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-38144-haiti-politic-former-pm-claude-joseph-insults-president-abinader.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-38104-haiti-flash-haitians-massively-expelled-from-the-dominican-republic.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-37599-haiti-politic-the-official-bureau-of-former-pm-claude-joseph-reacts-strongly-to-the-dominican-decision.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-37591-haiti-flash-former-pm-claude-joseph-and-12-gang-leaders-banned-from-entering-the-dominican-republic.html

TB/ HaitiLibre