22723: (Craig) VoA: Judge Questions Former Haitian PM About Attack on Students (fwd)

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

From: Dan Craig <hoosier@att.net>


Judge Questions Former Haitian PM About Attack on Students
VOA News
17 Jul 2004, 11:42 UTC


Former Haitian Prime Minister Yvon Neptune has been questioned by a
judge about an attack on students last year by supporters of ousted
Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.

Mr. Neptune, who turned himself in last month on murder charges, was
asked Friday about the December, 2003 incident at the National
University of Haiti. Reports at the time said police did not prevent
Aristide supporters from storming the school after confronting student
protesters.

Mr. Neptune is already being held on charges he ordered the February
11th killing of government opponents in the village of La Syrie before
the uprising that forced Mr. Aristide from power.

The former Haitian prime minister says he is innocent and that the
charges against him are politically motivated.

http://www.voanews.com/article.cfm?objectID=540F3F8A-E6CB-4C86-BAB1939428EDD499






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