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Lavalas activists in front of Tabarre have just attacked a MINUTAH vehicle.It is 5 P.M. Thursdat.
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Haiti Tense After Summons Issued for Ex-President
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Aug 14, 2014, 4:27 PM ET
By EVENS SANON Associated Press
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Supporters of former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide blockaded the street in front of his home Thursday amid fears he could face arrest for failing to obey a Haitian court’s summons to testify in a money-laundering case.
Around 150 people set up barricades of rocks and burning tires across the normally busy street in front of Aristide’s home in the capital. There were no signs of police or any of the U.N. peacekeepers who have helped keep order in Haiti since Aristide was ousted by a violent rebellion in February 2004.
Mario Joseph, a lawyer for Aristide, said the summons was not properly served on the former president and he could not be legally taken into custody as a result.
An investigating magistrate, Lamarre Belizaire, issued the summons ordering Aristide to appear in court Wednesday. A copy of the order obtained by The Associated Press says the case involves allegations of laundering drug money but does not provide details.
Joseph said Aristide never received the summons home in Port-au-Prince, where he has largely lived a secluded life behind high walls since he returned in March 2011 from exile in South Africa. The lawyer showed up at the court at the appointed time after hearing media reports about the hearing and brought a letter explaining why the summons should not be considered properly served.
The judge himself did not show up at the hearing and he could not be reached for comment. Under Haitian law, the judge could issue an order requiring police to take Aristide into custody for questioning, but it was not known whether he did so. Joseph said he had been unable to reach the judge to clarify the situation.
Haitian government officials declined to comment on the matter, saying the judiciary is independent.
Aristide remains a polarizing figure in Haiti. He is popular among a large segment of the population and his supporters allege that the criminal investigation is part of a campaign to keep the party that he founded, Lavalas, from power in the impoverished country.
The judge was in his office all day yesterday and today.
Aristide, and the rest, were served with warrants.
This is not political.
Murder, theft and drug smuggling were political under Aristide.
They are being pursued as crimes with Martelly,
Aristide only managed to put 150 people in front of his house today, August 14 – an indication of his loss of popularity.