21754: Esser: Plateau-Central's Fanmi Lavalas coordination condemns the murder of 300 people (fwd)

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

From: D. Esser torx@joimail.com

Agence Haïtienne de Presse

May 3, 2004

Plateau-Central's Fanmi Lavalas coordination condemns the murder of
300 people, of whom members of the party and the civil society

Plateau-Central, May 3, 2004 (AHP)-  Plateau-Central's Fanmi Lavalas
coordination accused the interim government of hiding behind long
procedures instead of punishing those guilty of recent crimes against
the population, and taking care of the victims.

In an open letter to the Boniface/Latortue government, made public
this May 3rd, the local branch of Fanmi Lavalas condemns what it
calls treachery and partisan positions from the Latortue government.

Fanmi Lavalas states that this regime, which seems to be made of
technocrats with a judge from the supreme court of appeal as their
leader, has put in place an authoritarian government which despises
all moral values and easily forgets the truth, the constitution, the
facts, and the laws so it can persecute, kill, torture, and imprison
all from Lavalas.

According to Plateau-Central's Fanmi Lavalas coordination, more than
300 people, members of the President's party, the civil society,
women and children, were killed.

Fanmi Lavalas feels this is all part of a plan to make the elections
easier for the former opposition, since the party will not be able to
participate under the current conditions of violence and
persecutions. 
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