Haiti: lawyers angry after the assassination of the president of Port-au-Prince
Haitian lawyers are demanding justice for the murder of the batonnier of Port-au-Prince Monferrier Dorval on September 3, 2020. AFP Photo / Pierre Michel Jea
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Insecurity continues to punctuate the daily lives of Haitians.
A situation denounced by lawyers for several months.
The assassination on Friday August 28 at his home of the president of Port-au-Prince was the murder too many.
They demonstrated this Thursday, September 3 against impunity.
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With our correspondent in Port-au-Prince,
Amélie Baron
In robes, the lawyers marched in memory of their president, Me Monferrier Dorval, killed at his home in the district where the presidential residence is also located.
Me Françoise Bonhomme deplores this impunity which has become the rule in the country.
"
This assassination shows the degree of untouchability of those who commit the crimes
," she protested.
Because the crimes go unpunished till date… We live with death every day, so I think the feeling of fear, a lot of us left behind.
"
With a copy of the Constitution in hand, Me Katiana Philippe reminds Jovenel Moïse of her responsibilities: “
In the Constitution, article 19 says that the State has the imperative obligation to protect the right to life, respect, etc.
Today, this right is violated.
I therefore come with the Constitution as a reminder to remember well the obligation it has.
"
Whether it is the murder of Me Dorval or the
repeated attacks by
gangs against working-class neighborhoods like Bel Air in recent days, citizens demand that, finally, one day, the investigations are successful.
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