Congresswoman Waters Denounces Interim Government Of Haiti

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WASHINGTON, D.C - Rep. Maxine Waters (CA-35) recently released a statement in response to reports that a Haitian judge ruled that there is enough evidence to try former Prime Minister Yvon Neptune for involvement in a massacre in the Haitian town of St. Marc in February of 2004. The statement was released at an issue forum entitled "Haiti: The Time for Action is Now," which was held at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's 2005 Annual Legislative Conference. The Congresswoman's statement follows:


I denounce the decision of a Haitian judge to allow former Prime Minister Yvon Neptune to be tried for participation in a massacre. If the Interim Government of Haiti had any evidence against Prime Minister Neptune for any crime what-so-ever, he could have been tried in June of 2004 when he was first arrested.

Instead, the Interim Government chose to detain him illegally for well over a year. It is long past time for the illegitimate and unconstitutional Interim Government of Haiti to set the former Prime Minister free.

It is especially outrageous that the Interim Government is planning to charge Prime Minister Neptune with a massacre less than two months after releasing Louis-Jodel Chamblain from prison. <snip>

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