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...against him. Retired Army Colonel Samuel Jeremie, 52, who was once a close aide to former President-for-Life Jean-Claude ("Baby Doc") Duvalier, had been charged with two counts of murder, each punishable by ten years in prison. He was also accused of military misconduct, a crime under Haitian law that could lead to an additional 15-year sentence...
Ever since the military court convened on May 5, the proceedings have been broadcast live over Haitian television and radio. At first Jeremie laughed easily and shook his head in disbelief as evidence against him was presented. But his demeanor darkened noticeably during testimony about his role in breaking up an anti-Duvalier demonstration near Leogane, a town 28 miles southwest of the capital, a week before Baby Doc left. The military prosecutor charged that Jeremie had led two Jeep loads of Tonton Macoutes, Duvalier's hated secret police, who had opened fire on the crowd. The government contends that...
...could be a lot graver if people don't return to work and lift the country out of the impasse it is in." Three days later Justice Minister Francois Latortue announced that an unnamed Swiss bank had agreed to freeze a $367 million account belonging to the Duvaliers. The Haitian government hopes to recover the money, which is part of the fortune that Baby Doc is believed to have amassed during his presidency...
...council is also acting to bring several Duvalier henchmen to justice. They include Suspected Murderer Frank Roumain, a former mayor of Port-au- Prince, and Luc Desyr, who served as chief of the Duvaliers' secret police. Desyr is believed to have tortured a former leader of the Haitian legislature...
...Haitian government, which requested the action, charges that Duvalier, who fled to France last February in the face of a popular revolt, amassed between $200 million and $900 million during his nearly 15 years as President- for-Life. The Haitians, however, may have waited too long to act. Swiss financial experts believe that Duvalier, who is living with his wife Michele and family in a villa in Grasse, France, could already have transferred his fortune to accounts that do not bear his name...