Hostage releases

Trade unionist Paul Loulou Chéry and his wife kidnapped on the evening of Wednesday January 5 in Croix-des-Bouquets by armed men from the gang "400 Mawozo" have been released agaisnt ransom.

Sogener : State lawyers frustrated

The lawyers of the Haitian State in the Sogener case denounce the cancellation by the investigating judge Ikenson Edumé of the warrants issued against the shareholders of the private electricity company. They are also protesting against the restitution to the latter of all their property which had been sealed.

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-31512-haiti-saga-sogener-sa-denounces-the-politico-judicial-persecution-of-the-state.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-31423-haiti-flash-the-state-seized-the-sogener-company-and-the-property-of-its-leaders.html

Me Orélien can no longer instruct

Judge Garry Orélien, having exceeded the time limit (3 months) to investigate the case, requested an extension of his term of office from Me Bernard Saint Vil, Dean of the Court of First Instance of Port-au-Prince, who opposed a plea of inadmissibility to the magistrate Aurélien for an extension of the three-month period he had to carry out his investigation and demanded the handing over of all the files for the legal consequences.

Ex-Senator Joseph tried to bribe Jamaican police

Former Senator John Joël Joseph tried in vain to bribe Jamaican police during his arrest https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-35724-haiti-flash-assassination-of-the-president-former-senator-john-joel-joseph-arrested-in-jamaica.html so that they let him go free by offering them 10,000 US dollars, reports the Jamaican press.

Accord Montana : already 2 candidates for the Presidency of Haiti

As part of the Montana agreement, the economist Fritz Jean and the former President of the National Assembly Edgard Leblanc have submitted their candidacy for the post of Provisional President of the Republic. On Monday, Prime Minister Ariel Henry recalled on the sidelines of the installation of Mrs. Emmelie Prophet Milce as the new Minister of Culture, that "the next tenant of the National Palace will be elected freely and democratically by the majority of the Haitian people" stressing "in the current conjuncture there is no legal and constitutional way to choose a legitimate provisional President. No one has such authority" See also : https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-35750-haiti-politic-the-pm-launches-an-umpteenth-call-for-dialogue-speech.html

Jacmel Carnival

The town hall of Jacmel proceeded on January 16, 2022 to the official launch of the Carnival of Jacmel whose budget is estimated at nearly 100 million Gourdes, will take place this year on Sunday February 20 around the theme "Jakmèl, vil kanaval pou toutan".

HL/ HaitiLibre