Haiti - Justice : Wednesday, May 8, a day at high risk
Throughout the territory passing through the capital, Lavalas activists announce mobilization on the occasion of the appearance of Jean Bertrand Aristide, as a witness, in the office of Judge Ivickel Dabrésil in charge of the instruction of the investigation on the double murder, April 3, 2000, of the journalist Jean Léopold Dominique and the security guard of the station Radio Haiti Inter, Jean-Claude Louissaint.
Of sources generally well informed confirm that former President Jean Bertrand Aristide should appear in person next Wednesday, May 8, to the public prosecutor of Port au Prince, except last minute reversal. For their part, the Lavalas hope on this occasion, a public statement of their leader, who is locked in silence, since his second return from exile, now a little over 2 years.
Meanwhile, the Lavalas bases across the country, count accompany their leader on Wednesday. In the South, the mobilization was launched at a departmental congresses by Senator Pierre Franky Exius who sees in this convening a maneuver of power in place, that would attempt according to him, to prevent the participation of Fanmi Lavalas in the upcoming elections. "The invitation of former President Aristide is a political affair that has nothing to do with the investigation on the case Jean Dominique. We will accompany Aristide in our way..." Present at the Congress, Dr. Maryse Narcisse, Coordinator of the Executive Committee of Fanmi Lavalas, confirmed that J-B Aristide will appear before the judge "The former President is not above the law or the justice of his country, he will answer questions from the judge."
Byron Odigé and Rony Timothée of FOPAK, have also denounced a maneuver by the Government for, according to them harm their leader and appealed to all members and supporters to win the streets massively on Wednesday to accompany the former president to the judge's office, saying "from Tabarre passing through densely populated neighborhoods in the metropolitan area, we will be present to show our strength to the power Tet Kale, looking for scapegoats to hide its political failure..."
Moreover, Lavalas activists plan to hold sit-in in front of every courthouse in the country on May 8 in solidarity with their leader...
