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Haiti: Duvalier Could Face Justice
NEW YORK (AP) - Haiti's president said Friday that former dictator Jean-Claude ``Baby Doc'' Duvalier would have to face justice for his regime's corruption and abuses if he returns to the Caribbean country from exile.Duvalier, whose rule came to an abrupt end in February 1986 when he fled during a popular uprising, ended years of silence over the weekend with a Haitian radio address in which he apologized for ``wrongs'' committed under his rule. He did not say whether he would return to Haiti, but his unexpected address came amid a quiet campaign by some of his hardcore supporters to bring him back from in France. President Rene Preval, who earlier this week rejected Duvalier's apology, said he could not prevent the former dictator from returning because Haiti's constitution prohibits the forced exile of any citizen. Asked if Duvalier would be brought to trial, Preval said his ``dictatorship killed thousands of people'' and stole millions of dollars. ``There is also the clamor of the people ... I think justice has to have its say,'' Preval told a news conference in New York, where he was attending the U.N. General Assembly. Posted by: Steve White 2007-09-29 |
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