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28918: RV (comment) Holmstead RE Dominique case (fwd)





From revolisyone@hotmail.com:

John Holmstead writes:

"The accusations regarding the blocking of the investigation had to do with
parliamentary immunity claimed by Dany Toussaint."

This is false.

The reason that a multitude of sources called Aristide to account for blocking the investigation into the murder had to do with the fact that he had stripped away all the financial and logistical support that René Préval had allotted to the investigation of Dominique's killing, and personally refused to renew the mandate of investigating judge Claudy Gassant until Gassant was safely in exile (after multiple threats against his life by Aristide's party and police). Let's say that one more time: Aristide personally withdrew financial and logistical support for the case and refused to renew the mandate of the investigating judge.

In her March 7, 2002 radio address (https://listhost.uchicago.edu/pipermail/haiti-news/2006-April/001457.html), Michele Montas said the following:

"The Chief of State, who has the direct and exclusive authority to renew Judge Gassant's mandate, has still not done so although that judge diligently and systematically conducted the investigation for 16 months with courage and competence, not allowing himself to be intimidated by individuals presumed above the law. No explanation was given to thousands of persons who, for 23 months, have been calling for justice in this emblematic case. All the resources, i.e. logistical, technical, and financial made available in this judicial case by the preceding government have been cancelled."

Is that clear enough for Mr. Holmstead? Would John Holmstead argue that this is the behavior of someone with nothing to hide?

RV

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