In the headlines: in Haiti the investigation into the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse is slipping
Image of Haitian President Jovenel Moise during a tribute ceremony in Port-au-Prince on July 20, 2021. © AFP - VALERIE BAERISWYL
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Almost a month later, the 44 people arrested following the assassination of Jovenel Moïse have still not appeared before a judge. "
However, Haitian law provides for a maximum period of 48 hours between arrest and appearance,
" recalls the
Miami Herald
. Instead, some suspects are starting to be transferred to the National Penitentiary, the large overcrowded prison in Port-au-Prince. "
Everything is done outside the law,
" criticizes a defense lawyer in the columns of the newspaper. "
Colombia and the United States have expressed serious concerns about the conditions to which detainees are subjected
," reports the
Miami Herald
. "
The lawyers of some Haitian nationals accused the judicial police of doing everything to botch the investigation by blatantly flouting criminal proceedings
”.
Added to this are the death threats made against several judges in charge of the investigation or against the clerks who had intervened at the scene of the tragedy.
What makes this investigation "
not only the most publicized case of Haiti for a century but also the most controversial
", concludes the newspaper.
According to the
Rezo Nodwes
news
site
, Line Balthasar is among four sought-after personalities.
He is the president of PHTK, the party of President Moïse.
The divided political class
Meanwhile, the Haitian political class still cannot agree on a name that could ensure a presidency of the transition. This is what announces the
Haiti Press Network site
. For now, the country has no president, only an interim prime minister. Ariel Henry now has "
free rein
", estimates the newspaper
Le National
.
And yet, he "
struggles to show the direction he wants to give to the country,
" notes
Le Nouvelliste
. “
We know that Ariel Henry's priority is the organization of general elections. But how do you get there? Will he be able to take drastic measures to combat insecurity? During the presidency of Jovenel Moïse, individuals suspected of being involved in massacres in working-class neighborhoods and in the squandering of public funds have never been worried. Will Ariel Henry continue to protect them?
". And the columnist concludes: "
The interim Prime Minister has the choice to stay in the shadow of former President Jovenel Moïse or to arm himself with courage to lead the country
".
In Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega officially candidate for re-election
In Nicaragua, President Daniel Ortega was unsurprisingly confirmed by his party on Monday as presidential candidate on November 7.
“
The
Sandinista National Liberation Front unanimously approved the candidacy of the outgoing president.
His wife, Rosario Murillo, was nominated as a candidate for a second term for the country's vice-presidency
, ”reports
La Prensa
.
"
And this is how we are heading straight for tailor-made elections for the Ortega-Murillo couple
," says
El Pais
, "
The main opponents have been silenced.
In recent weeks 31 personalities have been imprisoned,
”recalls the newspaper.
"
Among them seven candidates for the presidency
".
For the columnist of the
Confidencial
news site
, “
Daniel Ortega knows that he can only stay in power by force.
But by imprisoning its main political competitors, the presidential couple deprives the elections of all legitimacy.
Consequence: the international community will not recognize his announced re-election
”.
The United States soon to be hit by a new housing crisis?
In the wake of the pandemic, more than 10 million U.S. tenants are late to pay their rent.
And nearly 4 million could be deported in the next two months.
A moratorium to protect them was signed over a year ago.
It expired last weekend.
“
The Supreme Court ruled at the end of June that the Biden administration could not simply extend the moratorium. Congress should pass a law,
”recalls the
Los Angeles Times
. "
But neither the elected Democrats in Congress, nor the Biden administration showed any eagerness to act,
" criticizes the newspaper. “
Late last week Democrats made a last-minute attempt to delay the evictions for a few months. Without success. The moratorium has expired
”. And the West Coast daily concluded: "
This is the perfect example of a devastating government failure
."
An opinion that does not share at all the
Wall Street Journal
. For the conservative newspaper, “
the moratorium on evictions was perhaps justifiable at the start of the health crisis that had left millions of Americans unemployed. But today it turns out to have been a bad political decision which has distorted behavior
”.
Democrats are looking for people responsible for the reported drama. “
The representatives of the left wing of the party point the finger at the conservative Democrats and the Speaker of the House. Nancy Pelosi, for her part, blames the Biden administration and the Republicans,
”the
Washington Post
explains
. However, believes the columnist, “
the responsibility for the announced drama does not lie with the Biden administration, nor with the elected Democrats. The federal government has released a lot of money. The É
States only manage just not to distribute it. It is this disastrous bureaucracy that will put homeowners in difficulty and throw millions of tenants into the streets,
”warns the
Washington Post
.
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