The Senator Joseph Lambert, "supporter of the Head of State...", has confirmed changes in the Senate Committee responsible for verifying the nationality of members of the Government. Now the Commission is co-chaired by Senators Joseph Lambert and Moïse Jean Charles (who had been excluded from the Commission for bias ?). The Senators Youri Latortue and Nenel Cassy are for their part, co-secretaries rapporteurs...

On the other hand, the Senator Lambert confirmed after investigation with the immigration authorities, that "records destroyed at the immigration office, in early February had nothing to do with sensitive documents concerned by the investigation around the nationality of members of the Executive" noting that although the government is resigning the Commission intended to complete its investigation...

For his part, the Senator Moïse has indicated that the Commission was planning to write again to the Head of State, commanding him to send his travel documents.

Although the Commission has ensured that no information will be communicated during the ongoing investigation, according to a parliamentary source who requested anonymity, reported that the investigations conducted so far on the travel documents of the President Martelly did not allow to demonstrate the existence of foreign passports. The Commission has traced four passports used by the President since 1999 which proves that the President has always traveled with his Haitian passport. This source has stated that these documents are in the hands of Senators Youri Latortue and Steven Benoît [despite that Senator Moïse strives to make the request to the Head of State...]

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-4977-haiti-dual-nationality-only-the-prime-minister-went-to-the-convocation.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-4962-haiti-politic-garry-conille-asks-members-of-the-government-to-respond-to-the-convening.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-4957-haiti-politic-the-senate-launches-a-48-hour-ultimatum-to-the-executive.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-4956-haiti-nationality-the-council-of-ministers-justifies-its-refusal-on-principles-of-right.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-4955-haiti-politic-the-senate-commission-will-not-have-the-passports-of-the-executive.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-4952-haiti-politic-submission-of-document-of-nationality-postponed.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-4953-haiti-politic-the-passport-number-provided-by-senator-moise-is-not-that-of-martelly.html

TB/ HaitiLibre