Haitians Alarmed After President Retires 3 Supreme Court Justices
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(Worthy News) – Haitian President Jovenel Moise has retired three Supreme Court justices, two days after announcing a foiled coup attempt.
The retired justices are Yvickel Dabrezil, who was arrested by the national police in an operation to thwart an alleged coup attempt in the early morning hours of Sunday, Justices Wendelle Coq Thelot and Joseph Mecene Jean Louis.
Jean Louis, the most senior member of the Supreme Court (Cour de Cassation), issued a video Monday that was posted on social media, in which he declared he has accepted the nomination by the opposition and civil society members to “serve his country as provisional president of the transition”. [ Source: VOA News (Read More…) ]
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