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AHP News June 22, 2005<br><br>
English translation (Unofficial)<br>
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3 new ministers and a secretary of State join the interim regime: Fanmi
Lavalas declares that it never gave anyone the mandate to negotiate
anything in its name <br>
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Port-au-Prince, June 22, 2005 (AHP)-</b> <b>Interim </b>authorities named
this Wednesday 3 new ministers and a secretary of State while heavy
gunfire was heard nearby in the area of Champ-de-Mars near the
presidential palace where the ceremony was taking place.<br><br>
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Henri Dorléans, who was a member of the provisional president’s private
cabinet, is the new Minister of Justice. He replaces Bernard Gousse who
was forced to resign for hindrance to justice, according to sources close
to the government.<br><br>
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Paul Magloire, a former member of the interim prime minister’s private
cabinet, is named Minister of Interior and Territorial Authorities.
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Franck Charles, who would be, according to pro-governmental sources,
close to a former Lavalas parliamentarian, is named at the Social
Affairs. <br><br>
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Cécile Laura Coulanges Banatte, former departmental delegate of the
South, is named Secretary of State for Social Affairs.<br><br>
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About the nomination of Mr. Franck Charles, the political organization
Fanmi lavalas declared in a press note dates of June 21st, that it didn’t
give the mandate to anyone to begin political negotiations in its name.
The party says it is surprised to hear on the radio that ministerial job
was given to it by the de facto government. Such rumors are aiming to
stop the peaceful mobilization started by populist masses after the
February 29, 2004 kidnapping, for the respect of the presidential
mandate, in accordance with articles 134.1 and 41 of the
constitution.<br><br>
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Fanmi Lavalas considers it is "inconceivable to become an accomplice
of de facto authorities by accepting to join an anti-constitutional
government who increases daily the number of summary executions, crimes
and arbitrary arrests in populist districts", they wrote, calling to
"the end of repression, the release of all political prisoners and
the return to constitutional order with President Aristide’s
return".<br><br>
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During the nomination ceremony, provisional President Boniface Alexandre
called the new Minister of Justice to quickly get to work to put an end
to impunity which characterizes the judicial system, he said. He will
have to work together with the Secretary of State for Public Security to
supervise the National Police in order to make its work more efficient,
Mr. Alexandre said.<br><br>
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The provisional president asked the new minister of justice to make great
efforts so that within the time limit given to him, important changes are
made in the functioning of the judicial apparatus. "I invite him to
attack the problems of extensive custodies by setting up measures to
study the cases that are waiting", Boniface Alexandre
added.<br><br>
<b>AHP June 22, 2005 4:50 PM<br>
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