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12277: Re: Alliance Letter (fwd)



From: polly mallinson <pollyjm@hotmail.com>

INTERNATIONAL
ALLIANCE FOR JUSTICE
FOR JEAN DOMINIQUE


May 10, 2002



Dear President Aristide,


Recently, we were greatly encouraged by the announcement that Judge Claudy
Gassant’s mandate to lead the investigation into the assassinations of Jean
Dominique and Jean-Claude Louissant had been renewed. Such a decision is
essential both for the resolution of this case and for the establishment of
a just and lawful society in Haiti.

We were further encouraged by the recent arrest of Ronald (Cadavre) Camille
on a warrant issued over six months ago, and by the public statement from
former Doyenne Lise Pierre-Pierre calling for the reinstatement of Judge
Gassant to the Jean Dominique/Jean-Claude Louissant investigation.

And yet, despite these positive developments, we remain extremely concerned
– and perplexed. Based upon the latest news reports, Judge Gassant is still
in Florida. He has yet to receive any formal communication from any branch
of your office.

Therefore, despite your welcomed statement of intent, actual progress
remains at an absolute standstill.

We urge you to achieve formal contact with Judge Gassant immediately. After
finalizing arrangements for his return to Haiti, we trust you will ensure
the necessary conditions to resume his investigation. These conditions
include:

- 	The return of the complete dossier he has thus far compiled in this case,
as well as any additional information gathered in his absence.

- 	Working quarters and materials for the prompt resumption of the
investigation and full cooperation from the legislature, judiciary, and
police.

- 	The satisfactory execution of all outstanding warrants including those
issued for Richard Salomon and Frank Joseph.

- 	Adequate provisions to insure Judge Gassant’s personal safety, including
whatever security force the Judge feels he needs. Ideally, Judge Gassant’s
security unit should be accessed from your own personal security
establishment, insuring that all aspects of this vital dimension are of the
highest caliber.

In the end, as President of the country, leader of the Lavalas party, and
the voice of the majority of Haitians, the responsibility for justice falls
on you, President Aristide. We look forward to your prompt assistance in
facilitating the return of Judge Gassant and in achieving a just resolution
to this internationally recognized test case of the Haitian judicial system.

Respectfully yours,


International Alliance for Justice for Jean Dominique


Woody Allen	Robert Altman 	Paul Thomas Anderson

Yasmine Abellard	Jorge Aguirre	Glenn Allen

Travis Anderson	Guy Antoine 	Dominique Arden (France)

Neda Armian	George Armitage	Adrienne Armstrong

Judy Arthur	Lauren Bacall	John Bailey

Eugenie Bafaloukos (Greece)	Ted Bafaloukos (Greece) 	Bob Balaban

Bruno Barreto (Brazil)	Ed Begley, Jr.	Hercules Bellville (UK)

Andrea Belokopitsky-Medard	    Patricia Benoit 	Luc Beraud (France)

Luc Besson (France)	David Blaine	Max Blanchet

Marcel Bluwal (France)	Robert Bookman	John Boorman (Ireland)

Kader Boukhanef (France)	Judith Boukhanef-Haïm (France)       Ron Bozman

Taylor Branch 	Adam Brooks	Claude Brulé (France)

Anthony Calypso	Jean Cl. Carrière (France)	Kathleen Carroll

Father Robert Castle	Shari Cavin 	Mishka Cheyko (France)

Ethan Coen	Joel Coen	Marc Cohen

Alix Conde	Claude Confortes (France)	Janet Branch Cooke

Roger Corman 	Alain Corneau (France)	Jonathan Cott

John Cusack	Ophelia Dahl	Edwidge Danticat

Leslee Dart	Ossie Davis	Ruby Dee

Michael Deibert 	Jonathan Demme	Ted Demme

Robert De Niro	Claire Denis (France)	Sophie Deschamps (France)

David Dinkins	Tashi Dolma (Tibet)	Louise Doutreligne (France)

Robert Downey, Sr.	Joel Dreyfuss 	Katherine Dunham

Ricot Dupuy	Sister Carole East 	Nora Ephron

Vera Feyder (France)	Jacqueline Fils-Aimé	Jean-Paul Fils-Aimé

Tony Fitzpatrick	Milos Forman	Gil Friesen

Alain Franck (France)	Peter Gabriel (UK)	Rene Gattereau

Lizi Gelber (France)	Joyce George	Richard Gere

Amos Gitai (Israel)	Danny Glover	Gary Goetzman

Spalding Gray 	Brian Grazer	David Greenberger

Lynn Grossman 	J.-C. Grumberg (France)	Hans Hageman

Ivan Hageman	Margareta Haïm (France) 	Victor Haïm (France)

Lisa Gay Hamilton	Thomas Harris	Beth Henley

Laurent Heynemann (France)	Caroline Huppert (France)	Mary Beth Hurt

Amy Irving	Sakina Jaffrey	Gina Jarrin

Wyclef Jean 	Jean Jean-Pierre	Margo Jefferson

Norman Jewison 	Quincy Jones 	Spike Jonze

Nelly Kaplan (France)	Anna Karina (France) 	Andy Keir

Wendy Keys	David E. Kelley 	Philippe Kelly (France)

Polly King 	Stephen King	Alexa Kleinbard

Beth Kling 	Lewis Kornhauser 	Pradip Krishen (India)

Michael Kuhling	Christine Lahti	Pascal Lainé (France)

Vincent Landay	Darrell Larson 	Paul Lazar

Norman Lear	Spike Lee	Pierre-Ange Le Pogam (France)

Patrick Lemoine	John Lesher	Catherine Leterrier (France)

Skip Lievsay 	Carol Littleton	Sidney Lumet

Norman Mailer	Polly Mallinson (UK)	Eduardo Manet (France)

Michael Mann	Jean-Pierre Marchand (France)    Philippe Mari (France)

Philippe-Richard Marius	Mathilda May (France)	Jocelyne Mayas

James McBride	Errol McDonald	Craig McKay

Bevin McNamara	Mike Medavoy	Jo Menell

Randall Morris 	Toni Morrison	Maureen Murphy-Greenwood

Teresa Mulha	Paul Newman	John Paul Newport

Thandie Newton (UK)	Rick Nicita 	Duafe Nkuruma-Kesee

Rainer Nurnberger 	Ron Nyswaner 	Ol Parker (UK)

Gene Parseghian	Annie-B Parson	Gregory Peck

Arthur Penn	Suzana Peric 	Anna Hamilton Phelan

Harold Pinter (UK)	Johnny Planco	Lucas Platt

Marc Platt	Sidney Poitier	Rachel Portman (UK)

Chip Post	J.F. Prevand (France)	Dominique Probst (France)

Robert Redford	Ken Regan	Natasha Richardson

Emmanuel Rigaut (France)	Tim Robbins	Julia Roberts

Randall Robinson	Jim Roche 	Arundhati Roy (India)

Peter Saraf	Susan Sarandon 	Ed Saxon

Rob Schmidt	Steve Schmidt	Paul Schrader

Martin Scorsese	Leon Sevilla	Stella Sevilla

Bob Shacochis	Jim Sheridan (Ireland)	Howard Shore

Ken Starr	Mary Steenburgen 	Rudi Stern

Sting	Peter Stone 	Irwin Stotzky

Trudie Styler	Rose Styron 	Susanna Styron

William Styron	Barbara Sukowa	J.Ch. Tacchella (France)

Mary Tanneberger	Valerie Thomas 	Robert Farris Thompson

Jean-Yves Urfié (Italy)	Steven Van Zandt	Edie Vonnegut

Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.	Denzel Washington	Pauletta Washington

Joe Weisbord 	Claudette Werleigh	Amy Wilentz

Robin Williams	Daniel Wolff	Alfre Woodard

Kristi Zea	Clorinde Zéphir

cc:
Prime Minister of the Republic of Haiti, S.E. Yvon Neptune
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Worship of the Republic of Haiti, S.E.
Joseph Philippe Antonio
Minister for Justice and Public Safety of the Republic of Haiti, S.E. Jean
Baptiste Brown
Judge Claudy Gassant
President of the United States of America, The Honorable Mr. George W. Bush
Secretary of State of the United States of America, The Honorable Colin L.
Powell
US Ambassador to Haiti, Mr. Brian Dean Curran
Prime Minister of France, Mr. Jean-Pierre Raffarin
Foreign Minister of France, M. Dominique de Villepin
French Ambassador to Haiti, S.E Yves Gaudeul
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, The Rt Hon. Tony Blair
Secretary of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, The Rt Hon. Jack
Straw MP
UK Ambassador to Haiti, Mr. D.G. Ward
Secretary-General, United Nations, Mr. Kofi Annan
Executive Director of Amnesty International, USA Section, Mr. Bill Schulz
Chairman of Human Rights Watch, Mr. Jonathan Fanton
Secretary General of Reporters Sans Frontières, Mr. Robert Menard
Editor in Chief of Index on Censorship (UK), Ms. Ursula Owen
Assistant Director General of UNESCO Programme for Freedom of Expression,
Democracy
and Peace, Mr. Alain Modoux
Executive Director of the National Coalition for Haitian Rights, Mr. Jocelyn
McCalla
Executive Director of the Committee to Protect Journalists, Ms. Ann Kooper
Ana Arana, The Inter-American Press Association
PEN American Center
Michael Tigar, Esq.
Ramsey Clark, Esq.



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