Senator Jean-Charles Moise, an outspoken critic of the Martelly regime was detained by police for more than 6 hours on Saturday.
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Sunday, 11 January 2015 13:18
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - The Sitting Senator Jean Charles Moise (Nord) was detained by police for more than six hours on Saturday although the Constitution grants Parliamentarians immunity from such acts. It is a sign of the increasing the level of disorder of Haiti under the Michel Martelly regime. Among other violations of human rights and law, the arrest continues to set a climate not conducive to the organization of elections.
Senator Moise is the most popular member of the opposition against President Michel Martelly and he told journalists that he was held outside of his will, isolated and interrogated before being released. It is a violation of the Constitution of Haiti because parliamentarians enjoy immunity. Only in the cases of flagrant delico or the immunity is lifted by the respective house can a member of Parliament be arrested.
This latest act is among a list of offenses, systematically, against the legislative branch and has weakened the cause of democracy and institution building in Haiti. The United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) has supported Haitian police in these acts in the pass, contrary to its stated mandate which is to help build democratic institutions.
In October of 2011, a deputy of the people returning from an official trip in France was arrested at the airport by police upon entry. He was released the following day after public and international outcry. MINUSTAH had participated in this arrest maintaining a barrier.
Senator Jean-Charles Moise along with nine other senators and 96 deputies will end their mandates on Monday, January 12, 2015. Elections in Haiti are four years overdue.
Sunday, 11 January 2015 13:18
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - The Sitting Senator Jean Charles Moise (Nord) was detained by police for more than six hours on Saturday although the Constitution grants Parliamentarians immunity from such acts. It is a sign of the increasing the level of disorder of Haiti under the Michel Martelly regime. Among other violations of human rights and law, the arrest continues to set a climate not conducive to the organization of elections.
Senator Moise is the most popular member of the opposition against President Michel Martelly and he told journalists that he was held outside of his will, isolated and interrogated before being released. It is a violation of the Constitution of Haiti because parliamentarians enjoy immunity. Only in the cases of flagrant delico or the immunity is lifted by the respective house can a member of Parliament be arrested.
This latest act is among a list of offenses, systematically, against the legislative branch and has weakened the cause of democracy and institution building in Haiti. The United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) has supported Haitian police in these acts in the pass, contrary to its stated mandate which is to help build democratic institutions.
In October of 2011, a deputy of the people returning from an official trip in France was arrested at the airport by police upon entry. He was released the following day after public and international outcry. MINUSTAH had participated in this arrest maintaining a barrier.
Senator Jean-Charles Moise along with nine other senators and 96 deputies will end their mandates on Monday, January 12, 2015. Elections in Haiti are four years overdue.
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