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    Protesters ask Haiti leader to show travel docs

    By TRENTON DANIEL | Associated Press – Tue, Feb 7, 2012

    PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A small band of protesters called Tuesday for Haitian President Michel Martelly to prove he's eligible for office as they destroyed posters that bore images of the leader.

    The 100 or so demonstrators said Martelly should heed requests by lawmakers to show his travel documents in an effort to dispel allegations that he holds dual nationality, which would bar him from office under Haiti's constitution.

    "We are taking to the streets to tell Martelly to show his passport," protester Ronald Jean-Charles said as others burned posters of the president. "If not, he should step down."

    The anti-government protest was the first of its kind after a commission of lawmakers launched an investigation into allegations that Martelly is a citizen of not just Haiti but also the United States and Italy.

    Martelly, a globe-trotting pop star who lived in South Florida before he was elected president last year, told reporters last week that there are no laws in Haiti that require him to present his passport.

    "The passport is going to stay in the pocket of the president," he said.

    The street demonstration came shortly after a smaller one during which about 50 people staged a sit-in in front of the Justice Ministry to criticize a judge's decision that recommended former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier face trial for alleged financial crimes but not for more serious human rights abuses associated with his 15 years in power.

    Those demonstrators defaced the facade of the government building with graffiti calling for Duvalier's arrest.

    A group of activists and plaintiffs involved in the Duvalier case announced that they planned to file appeals in the coming days seeking a broader prosecution of the former dictator.

    The parallel protests came on the 26th anniversary of the ouster of Duvalier, who was known during his rule by the nickname "Baby Doc."

    Duvalier made a surprise return to Haiti last year following 25 years of exile in France. After his return, he was charged with embezzlement, human rights abuses and other crimes.

    His lawyers say he is innocent of all the charges.\

     

    11 comments

    • Da Coronel
      Da Coronel  •  3 mths ago
      Just more Africans demanding more excuses to riot and get more welfare
    • Greg
      Greg  •  Blairsville, Pennsylvania  •  3 mths ago
      No matter what , you can't fix an island full of stupid
    • soledadg
      soledadg  •  Middletown, New York  •  3 mths ago
      the truth is, alot of the relief fund went right back into the pockets of the Red Cross and the other organizations that dont give 100 percent of the proceeds to the victims. Being Haitian myself, I know that the dictators have been corrupt, but what government isn't?
      • merci
        merci 3 mths ago
        The only corupt government on this planet is Haitian government. I have traveled a lot, and I can't find a country to compare to Haiti. Haiti is at the bottom. People have to be patient when it comes to rebuilding Haiti because Haiti needs something that will last for few decades. They need sewage, foundation, I am no expert but it will take time, and Haiti can't be in charege of anything that has money in it. moin se haitien tou!
      • merci
        merci 3 mths ago
        correction; charge
    • mad
      mad  •  Irvine, California  •  3 mths ago
      There's laws in Haiti? I thought there was just the rich that live off of whats really the poor peoples
    • yahoo user
      yahoo user  •  3 mths ago
      Where did all the relief funds go?? All the money donated and people are still in the streets. Corruption gone wild.
    • Stony
      Stony  •  3 mths ago
      No kidding. $2.4 BILLION unaccounted for and an illegitimate puppet President.
    • JC
      JC  •  3 mths ago
      That's what's wrong with Haitians, they'll never progress. Instead of looking for a brighter future under Martelly, they are looking to the past. The statute of limitation for Human Rights violations have expired. So, the best thing to do is look forward and hope for a better future. The world is watching what you're doing or not doing. So, get on with your lives and move forward people. Haiti will always be the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere, and it will get worse if they don't practice "right thinking." May God bless the ignorant.
    • Greg
      Greg  •  Boston, Massachusetts  •  3 mths ago
      This has "causz of you Obama" written all over it. Just backing away.
    • Joe
      Joe  •  3 mths ago
      in other to rid the world out of corruptions, we need to shut it off to the sources where it all begin, the US congress and senat floor
    • Casa M
      Casa M  •  3 mths ago
      It never ceases to amaze me, that anything these people touch, ultimately turns to feces.
    • Pierre garry Francois
      Pierre garry Francois  •  Miami, Florida  •  3 mths ago
      What if corruptiions ever exist, how could be the World?
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