Ex-Haitian PM Yvon Neptune Appears in Court
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Jens Iverson
May 26, 2005, 3:43:03 PM5/26/05
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AP, UPI, BBC and Democracy now have covered the story, and it's being picked
up in selected outlets.
http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=05/05/26/1427209
Ex-Haitian PM Yvon Neptune Appears in Court
In Haiti, the country's ousted Prime Minister Yvon Neptune has appeared
before a judge in connection to accusations that he oversaw political
killings last year. Neptune has been held for nearly a year without charge.
He has been on a hunger strike for over a month to protest his imprisonment.
The hearing was held behind closed doors and it is not clear whether Neptune
was accompanied by a lawyer.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4581219.stm
Haiti ex-PM charged over killings
Former Haitian Prime Minister Yvon Neptune has appeared before a judge to
be charged with ordering political killings in 2004.
Mr Neptune, who served under former President Aristide, has been on hunger
strike for a month in protest at being held nearly a year without charge.
The interim Haitian government accuses Mr Neptune of ordering a number of
political opponents killed last year.
The alleged killings came just weeks before Mr Aristide was overthrown.
International pressure had been mounting on Haiti to either charge Yvon
Neptune or to free him.
The former prime minister says he is the victim of political persecution.
The Spanish news agency Efe said he was taken to the court in the town of
St Marc in an ambulance.
Reports say the hunger strike - the second in three months - has left Mr
Neptune in a critical condition, though interim Prime Minister Gerard
Latortue denied he was near death.
Pierre Esperance, whose National Network for the Defence of Human Rights
has been monitoring his progress, said the hearing was a good chance for him
to defend himself.
However, the hearing was behind closed doors and it was not clear whether
Mr Neptune was accompanied by a lawyer.
Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/americas/4581219.stm
Published: 2005/05/25 22:16:44 GMT
© BBC MMV
AP:
http://www.haiti-info.com/article.php3?id_article=3664
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/html/20050525T200000-0500_81150_OBS_FORM
ER_HAITI_PREMIER_GETS_HIS_DAY_IN_COURT.asp
F ormer Haiti premier gets his day in court
AP
Thursday, May 26, 2005
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Haitian authorities took former prime minister
Yvon Neptune before a judge yesterday to hear charges of orchestrating
political killings, more than a month after he started a hunger strike to
protest his nearly year-long incarceration without charge.
NEPTUNE... on hunger strike since April 17
Neptune went before a judge in a close-door session in the western town of
St Marc.
The former premier is accused of masterminding the killings of political
opponents during the February 2004 rebellion that ousted President
Jean-Bertrand Aristide, said Pierre Esperance, whose National Network for
the Defence of Human Rights has been monitoring Neptune's case.
International pressure had been mounting on the interim government to either
charge or free Neptune, who denies wrongdoing and started a hunger strike
April 17 to demand his unconditional release.
UN officials said Neptune had been taken to St Marc in a UN vehicle, but
declined to comment on his health.
Interim Prime Minister Gerard Latortue has denied claims from family members
and others that Neptune was nearing death, saying the former premier has
been drinking water with sugar, salt and vitamins and was in stable
condition.
The judge was expected to read Neptune the charges and evaluate the evidence
to determine how to proceed with the case.
It was unclear whether Neptune was accompanied by a lawyer. Mario Joseph, an
attorney who has been representing Neptune, said the government had not
notified him about the hearing.
The interim government accuses Neptune of being behind the killings of at
least 25 Aristide opponents in St Marc several weeks before Aristide was
ousted on February 29, 2004.
UPI:
http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/2005/05/26/judge.shtml
Reprinted from Caribbean Net News
caribbeannetnews.com
Former Haitian prime minister faces judge
Thursday, May 26, 2005
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (UPI): Former Haitian Prime Minister Yvon Neptune
appeared before a judge Wednesday to face charges he ordered several
political killings.
Neptune is already imprisoned and been staging a hunger strike for more
than a month. He has refused medical treatment.
The ex-prime minister says he still won't accept medical care unless charges
against him are dropped. He's accused of ordering political killings at the
behest of former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide during the weeks leading
up to the former president's ouster.
Aristide left the country in February 2004 amid increasing pressure from
armed rebel groups.
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up in selected outlets.
http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=05/05/26/1427209
Ex-Haitian PM Yvon Neptune Appears in Court
In Haiti, the country's ousted Prime Minister Yvon Neptune has appeared
before a judge in connection to accusations that he oversaw political
killings last year. Neptune has been held for nearly a year without charge.
He has been on a hunger strike for over a month to protest his imprisonment.
The hearing was held behind closed doors and it is not clear whether Neptune
was accompanied by a lawyer.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4581219.stm
Haiti ex-PM charged over killings
Former Haitian Prime Minister Yvon Neptune has appeared before a judge to
be charged with ordering political killings in 2004.
Mr Neptune, who served under former President Aristide, has been on hunger
strike for a month in protest at being held nearly a year without charge.
The interim Haitian government accuses Mr Neptune of ordering a number of
political opponents killed last year.
The alleged killings came just weeks before Mr Aristide was overthrown.
International pressure had been mounting on Haiti to either charge Yvon
Neptune or to free him.
The former prime minister says he is the victim of political persecution.
The Spanish news agency Efe said he was taken to the court in the town of
St Marc in an ambulance.
Reports say the hunger strike - the second in three months - has left Mr
Neptune in a critical condition, though interim Prime Minister Gerard
Latortue denied he was near death.
Pierre Esperance, whose National Network for the Defence of Human Rights
has been monitoring his progress, said the hearing was a good chance for him
to defend himself.
However, the hearing was behind closed doors and it was not clear whether
Mr Neptune was accompanied by a lawyer.
Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/americas/4581219.stm
Published: 2005/05/25 22:16:44 GMT
© BBC MMV
AP:
http://www.haiti-info.com/article.php3?id_article=3664
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/html/20050525T200000-0500_81150_OBS_FORM
ER_HAITI_PREMIER_GETS_HIS_DAY_IN_COURT.asp
F ormer Haiti premier gets his day in court
AP
Thursday, May 26, 2005
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Haitian authorities took former prime minister
Yvon Neptune before a judge yesterday to hear charges of orchestrating
political killings, more than a month after he started a hunger strike to
protest his nearly year-long incarceration without charge.
NEPTUNE... on hunger strike since April 17
Neptune went before a judge in a close-door session in the western town of
St Marc.
The former premier is accused of masterminding the killings of political
opponents during the February 2004 rebellion that ousted President
Jean-Bertrand Aristide, said Pierre Esperance, whose National Network for
the Defence of Human Rights has been monitoring Neptune's case.
International pressure had been mounting on the interim government to either
charge or free Neptune, who denies wrongdoing and started a hunger strike
April 17 to demand his unconditional release.
UN officials said Neptune had been taken to St Marc in a UN vehicle, but
declined to comment on his health.
Interim Prime Minister Gerard Latortue has denied claims from family members
and others that Neptune was nearing death, saying the former premier has
been drinking water with sugar, salt and vitamins and was in stable
condition.
The judge was expected to read Neptune the charges and evaluate the evidence
to determine how to proceed with the case.
It was unclear whether Neptune was accompanied by a lawyer. Mario Joseph, an
attorney who has been representing Neptune, said the government had not
notified him about the hearing.
The interim government accuses Neptune of being behind the killings of at
least 25 Aristide opponents in St Marc several weeks before Aristide was
ousted on February 29, 2004.
UPI:
http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/2005/05/26/judge.shtml
Reprinted from Caribbean Net News
caribbeannetnews.com
Former Haitian prime minister faces judge
Thursday, May 26, 2005
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (UPI): Former Haitian Prime Minister Yvon Neptune
appeared before a judge Wednesday to face charges he ordered several
political killings.
Neptune is already imprisoned and been staging a hunger strike for more
than a month. He has refused medical treatment.
The ex-prime minister says he still won't accept medical care unless charges
against him are dropped. He's accused of ordering political killings at the
behest of former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide during the weeks leading
up to the former president's ouster.
Aristide left the country in February 2004 amid increasing pressure from
armed rebel groups.
Previous Page Print This Page.
Copyright© 2005 Caribbean Net News at www.caribbeannetnews.com All Rights
Reserved
License is granted for free print and distribution.
--
Jens Iverson
J.D. Candidate, UC Hastings College of the Law
http://HastingsHumanRights.org
http://HastingsToHaiti.org
Currently gratefully accepting help regarding:
* NYC, June-August: Free housing/house-sitting/pet-sitting (with housing)
* Public International Law contacts and inspiration
* Informal music-making opportunities
* Legal ways to be filled with joy while doing well in law school
* An accurate, useful world view
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