a1933: Haitian Judge Seeks Political Asylum in US (fwd)

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

From: JD Lemieux <lxhaiti@yahoo.com>

Haitian Judge Seeks Political Asylum in US
VOA News
30 Apr 2002 19:41 UTC


A Haitian judge requesting political asylum in the United
States said Monday he was forced to sign an arrest warrant
for former military dictator Prosper Avril.


Jean-Bertrand Aristide
Speaking to local media in the southeastern U.S. state of
Florida, Henri Noel said he was called to Port-au-Prince
earlier this month to sign a pre-printed arrest warrant. He
said representatives of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide
pressured him to sign it.

Mr. Noel, a judge for the west coast St. Marc municipality,
arrived in Florida within the past three days.

Mr. Avril was released from prison in mid-April after an
appellate court ruled he was illegally arrested last year
for plotting to overthrow the government. Within minutes of
his release, police re-arrested him, this time for the 1990
killings of a number of peasants in the St. Marc area.

Mr. Avril ruled Haiti from 1988 to 1990.


Some information for this report provided by AP and
Reuters.


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