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From: zili danto <erzilidanto@yahoo.com><br>
Subject: Father Gerard Jean Juste speaks from Jail, Sept. 27,
2005<br><br>
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Dear Friends:<br>
Your work has been having results - keep up the<br>
pressure! The cause of justice in Haiti is moving<br>
forward. <br>
<br>
Today in Port au Prince Condoleeza Rice made a<br>
point to challenge the unjust legal system in Haiti. <br>
She held up Yvon Neptune and myself as examples of how<br>
the system continues to work injustices for the people<br>
of our country. <br>
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There is no doubt that your pressure is
making<br>
the US and the UN face the injustices in Haiti.<br>
Every one of you who has demonstrated, written a<br>
letter, made a phone call, stood up for justice in<br>
Haiti - I thank you.<br>
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You have uplifted my spirits and the spirits of<br>
all who struggle against the machinery of injustice.<br><br>
I am holding on to the log of hope in the
swirling<br>
waters of injustice. The church tried to knock my<br>
hands off the log when they suspended my priestly<br>
duties when someone tried to register me as a<br>
candidate for president. I am appealing the decision<br>
to suspend me from priestly duties. Since I am not a<br>
candidate for the election for president I should be<br>
able to continue my service as a priest. But I cannot<br>
do that until I have the canon law books to defend<br>
myself. But I will do it when I can.<br><br>
Contrast how the church treated me with the
recent<br>
case of two white belgian priests who were being<br>
deported by the Dominican Republic for standing with<br>
the Haitian poor in that country. I salute my<br>
brothers for taking that action. There the church<br>
stood with them and even the papal nuncio came to<br>
their defense. Why is it different when I try to<br>
stand with the poor of Haiti? I too am a friend of<br>
the poor, why is there no church support.<br><br>
That is why I was so happy to see all the church<br>
leaders from many faiths sign onto a letter asking for<br>
my release - your courage helps me and will hopefully<br>
help our sisters and brothers of faith in haiti<br>
struggle for justice and peace.<br><br>
I want to hold on to the log of hope and cross<br>
over the waters of injustice to freedom and to<br>
continue serving the people of Haiti. <br><br>
I am very sensitive about the people in the St.<br>
Claire's community. As you know, the church serves<br>
hundreds of meals to hungry children several times a<br>
week. We are only able to do this with the help of<br>
the What If Foundation and Margaret Trost and all<br>
those who join in helping the poor. Please support<br>
this work and help continue our program of feeding the<br>
poor.<br><br>
Punish me but do not punish the poor people.
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Even though I am currently under suspension, the<br>
people sould not suffer.<br><br>
Thank you for uplifting my spirits and keep up
the<br>
pressure for human rights and justice for all the<br>
people of Haiti!<br><br>
Pere Gerard Jean-Juste<br>
Pacot Annex Haitian National Penitentiary<br><br>
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Dictated to Bill Quigley, September 27, 2005 in<br>
prison.<br><br>
Bill Quigley is a professor of law at Loyola<br>
University New Orleans and is assisting Mario Joseph<br>
of BAI in his representation of Fr. Jean-Juste. <br><br>
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Forwarded by the Haitian Lawyers Leadership Network<br>
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