Monday, during a brief appearance a federal judge set the date of the trial of elected Senator Guy Philippe to April 3.

Let us recall that the elected Senator Guy Philippe was arrested on January 5 of this year https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-19720-haiti-flash-arrest-of-senator-guy-philippe.html and extradited https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-19721-haiti-flash-senator-guy-philippe-extradited-to-the-usa.html in the United States on the same day.

He pleaded not guilty https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-19796-haiti-flash-guy-philippe-pleads-not-guilty.html to drug smuggling charges, money laundering and conspiracy https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-19731-haiti-flash-guy-philippe-the-charges-are-known-appearing-on-january-13-2017.html that carry a maximum life prison sentence.

Moreover, in Haiti, a certificate of Registry of the Procurator's Office of the Civil Court of Port-au-Prince dated January 11, 2017 confirms that there was no warrant to bring against Senator Guy Philippe at the time of his arrest.

Text of the Registry's Certificate :

"The registry of the Prosecutor at the Court of First Instance of Port-au-Prince, certify and attest that after research carried out in the register of the prosecution, no warrant has been issued against the Sieur Guy Philippe.

Done at the Office of the Prosecutor, on 11 January 2017

Me Wilbert Rhau

Clerk-in-Chief"

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-19799-haiti-politics-demonstration-of-support-to-guy-philippe-front-us-embassy.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-19796-haiti-flash-guy-philippe-pleads-not-guilty.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-19790-haiti-security-all-closed-schools-in-the-department-of-grande-anse.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-19774-haiti-flash-guy-philippe-was-extradited-on-what-legal-basis.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-19767-haiti-flash-americans-attacked-houses-burned-down.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-19757-haiti-flash-violent-reprisals-of-guy-philippe-s-supporters.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-19731-haiti-flash-guy-philippe-the-charges-are-known-appearing-on-january-13-2017.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-19730-haiti-justice-guy-philippe-appeared-the-minister-of-justice-convened.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-19721-haiti-flash-senator-guy-philippe-extradited-to-the-usa.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-19720-haiti-flash-arrest-of-senator-guy-philippe.html

SL/ HaitiLibre