#4231: Annan concerned about Haiti results, arrests (fwd)

[Robert Corbett <bcorbett@netcom.com>]

From:nozier@tradewind.net

Wednesday, 14 June, 2000, 18:48 GMT 19:48 UK 
  Annan concerned about Haiti results, arrests
>From the newsroom of the BBC World Service


The United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, has expressed concern
about the arrests of opposition candidates in Haiti following
parliamentary and local elections last  month. Since the vote on May the
twenty-first, police are reported to have detained around forty      
people; some are believed to be still in custody. In a statement, Mr
Annan said he was disquieted by these developments, as well as         
irregularities in determining who had won seats. The Haitian electoral
authorities are still calculating the final results, and Mr Annan     
stressed that he expected them to adhere strictly to correct procedures.
Opposition candidates have condemned the elections and many have
threatened to boycott the second round scheduled for June the
twenty-fifth. 
>From the newsroom of the BBC World Se