SANTO DOMINGO. - Haiti president René Preval said Saturday that the ex dictator Jean Claude Duvalier’s fate is in the hands of justice, and that the former “president for life” was allowed to return to his country because that nation’s Constitution prohibits exile.
In a press conference after an unannounced meeting with president Leonel Fernandez, the Haitian leader said ex president Jean Bertand Aristide runs the same risk, while rumors say he’s in Cuba awaiting authorization to enter his country.
Preval, who arrived aboard a helicopter in the National Palace, said Duvalier is under house arrest in Haiti and that his Administration adhered to the Law by proceeding on the charges pending against him.
The former dictator, who was overthrown 25 years ago, returned to Haiti unannounced last week, stoking that nation’s years of political turmoil.
Preval and Fernandez spoke about Haiti’s political crisis and cholera epidemic in his National Palace office from 1:20 to 4:20 p.m., in the company of Haiti Prime Minister Jean Max Bellerive, and returned to Haiti after the press conference.
Local media have speculated that Preval’s visit seeks to secure exile in Dominican Republic, after he leaves office in the next few weeks.
From: United States
Poor Preval he had to run to his Leon-el from the boogie man lol
Written by: jose_NYC, 23 Jan 2011 10:47 AM
From: United States, Brooklyn, NY - Santo Domingo, DR
i like preval, i think he's a friend.
Written by: antonioj, 23 Jan 2011 10:48 AM
From: Canada, home safe
Shame on Leonel for being part of that circus... Preval is a clown and aspiring Dictator
From: Dominican Republic, Santiago de los 30 Caballeros
René Preval embarrasses himself on the world stage every chance he gets. The man is a clueless dimwit that's not worthy of managing a candy store.
Written by: ateo2010 
, 23 Jan 2011 11:52 AM
From: Dominican Republic, Owning Noobs
backwards dumb corrupt african mentality. kick this clown back.
From: Denmark
ateo,
I suppose you mean both of them? I am surprised you got that much self-criticism.
From: United States
ScandiViking, nothing emanating from ateo surprises me. he is a mental midget, and an embarrassment to any civilised society. he claims to be on the verge of entering an institution of higher learning, but he forgot that one has to have lower learning first. he is a low grade moron of no mean order, who is best suited for participating in bar brawls, not exchanges of academic ideas.
Written by: matador, 23 Jan 2011 1:30 PM
From: United States, www.brugal-ron.com/home.php
LEONEL embarrasses himself on the world stage every time he trying to play Mr,hero. LF is a looser. Stop wasting the time making meeting with the Haitian presidents, instead start making plans to get all the Haitian off the DR land morron.
From: Dominican Republic, vieja Santo Domingo
LF most certainly does not embarrass himself or the Dr when he travels...it is one of his very strong points ... he made an error , in my opinion, in becoming involved with the Honduras leadership problem and I agree with antonioj that it would be better to stay out of Haiti politics
From: Dominican Republic, vieja Santo Domingo
Just before Jim H starts off with wild exagerations ,,the overseas papes are reporting that a Haitian man has died from cholera in Higuey ..where he was being treated
Written by: walnut, 23 Jan 2011 3:31 PM
From: Bouvet Island, Cayuga lakeside
Ric,
Agreed that LF did not need to stick his nose into the Honduras issue. However, the DR and Haiti are linked, regardless of any political position.
As long as his message to all involved is firm, consistent and in the best interests of the DR, he should be stepping up.
What about our Toros? Bring the broom to tonight's game?
From: United States
Preval should have worn a Tie.
Written by: ateo2010 , 23 Jan 2011 3:50 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Owning Noobs
ScandiViking,
Self critisism? , are you f**** dumb or are you just pretending to be dumb ? last time I checked I wasn't in that photo. I'm not sure about LF being as corrupt as Preval, but I would put my bets that Preval is the biggest careless dichead head of state on the region.
From: United States
the dominican people are better off, with Lionel being remove from power !!!!!!
From: Denmark
ateo,
Sit back and take your time to analyze what you wrote 1st and my comment to it. You might figure out the answer. If not, Dread is 150% right about you.
Have a nice evening
Written by: telemeco, 23 Jan 2011 6:42 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Monte Plata
Does anybody notice,,,this is begining to look like a join goberment Santo Domingo being the capital and haiti some kind of Dominican commonwealth
Written by: martin, 23 Jan 2011 7:30 PM
From: United States, boston to S.P.M 23
shame on lionel for accepting pres of haiti in national palace he should know that preval and duvalier had this plan fooorrr long time
Written by: generoso, 23 Jan 2011 8:23 PM
From: United States, Quisqueya
Preval is running scared after his latest fiasco of letting Baby Doc enter the country. I assume that the US is mad as hell for this backdoor maneuver, and BTW the US cancelled the visas of many of his administration's officials, and probably his own.
The sudden and unannounced trip to see LF, was to ask for "sanctuary" and possible residence permit in the DR, after the smoke clears in Haiti, and to ask LF to intervene in his behalf with the "blancs" that were slapping his wrist and yelling: bad boy.....bad boy!
From: United States
Speech made by OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza:
"Although Dominican Republic's level level of development is far beyond Haiti's, it's still a country of the developing world, with its needs & problems in education,health".."It's a burden for (D.R.) that the International community must somehow mitigate".."so there must be more support since there's THE NOTION (writers emphasis) that some of the Haitian population's problems or a part of them are solved in the Dominican Rep." The Secretary General, who is from Chile, eloquently pointed out this fact on Nov. 4, 2009 months before the earthquake in neighboring Haiti.
From: Dominican Republic, Puerto Plata
"Haiti leaders"
The mother of all oxymorons!
From: Dominican Republic, vieja Santo Domingo
walnut ,,,i am over the moon with los Toros ..I really did not think they had the necessary concentration to win but almost there ......but whereas last year they were making so many errors , this year they are professional
From: United States, Brooklyn
Damn another haitian in the DR... When will it end?
From: United States
Telemeco, you are the smarter man here! You just said it! Its one country!
From: Botswana, La reconnaissance est une lachete'
Written by: ateo2010 , 24 Jan 2011 4:01 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Owning Noobs
ScandiViking, you're just another follower of dread (when its convenient offcourse). Yes I can see what you're trying to say which is incoherent because i'm not african moron unlike preval, im from DR if you haven't noticed yet.
and once again as I said before, this is fukin backward african mentality, uncivilized careless behaviors, don't ever compare me to such specimen's behavior :b.
Written by: martin, 24 Jan 2011 10:44 PM
From: United States, boston to S.P.M 23
i could jus imagin the bajo a grajo that preval lieve in the national palace lollol
Written by: antonioj, 25 Jan 2011 12:12 AM
From: Canada, home safe
Preval is pathetic....the moron have no idea what is protocol is ..simply embarrassing
Written by: cantave, 25 Jan 2011 12:32 AM
From: United States, !<82ndAbd>!Lt.Tigah>Fort Bragg>North Carolina, U.S>Platoon Leader>Tactical Hardcore.
Screw Preval and Duvalier.
A warrior Leader is already on the way to take over.
Superamos todo lo q' venga...arriba la Republica......de Haiti.
Haitiano for life and proud of it.
Semper fidelis..............
Written by: martin, 25 Jan 2011 7:53 PM
From: United States, boston to S.P.M 23
y la mierda d haiti no cantave grajoso
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René Preval embarrasses himself on the world stage every chance he gets. The man is a clueless dimwit that's not worthy of managing a candy store.
I suppose you mean both of them? I am surprised you got that much self-criticism.
Agreed that LF did not need to stick his nose into the Honduras issue. However, the DR and Haiti are linked, regardless of any political position.
As long as his message to all involved is firm, consistent and in the best interests of the DR, he should be stepping up.
What about our Toros? Bring the broom to tonight's game?
Self critisism? , are you f**** dumb or are you just pretending to be dumb ? last time I checked I wasn't in that photo. I'm not sure about LF being as corrupt as Preval, but I would put my bets that Preval is the biggest careless dichead head of state on the region.
Sit back and take your time to analyze what you wrote 1st and my comment to it. You might figure out the answer. If not, Dread is 150% right about you.
Have a nice evening
Preval is running scared after his latest fiasco of letting Baby Doc enter the country. I assume that the US is mad as hell for this backdoor maneuver, and BTW the US cancelled the visas of many of his administration's officials, and probably his own.
The sudden and unannounced trip to see LF, was to ask for "sanctuary" and possible residence permit in the DR, after the smoke clears in Haiti, and to ask LF to intervene in his behalf with the "blancs" that were slapping his wrist and yelling: bad boy.....bad boy!
"Although Dominican Republic's level level of development is far beyond Haiti's, it's still a country of the developing world, with its needs & problems in education,health".."It's a burden for (D.R.) that the International community must somehow mitigate".."so there must be more support since there's THE NOTION (writers emphasis) that some of the Haitian population's problems or a part of them are solved in the Dominican Rep." The Secretary General, who is from Chile, eloquently pointed out this fact on Nov. 4, 2009 months before the earthquake in neighboring Haiti.
The mother of all oxymorons!
Damn another haitian in the DR... When will it end?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment....erica/2011/jan/21/haiti-wikileaks
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2....ikileaks-cables-baby-doc-duvalier
and once again as I said before, this is fukin backward african mentality, uncivilized careless behaviors, don't ever compare me to such specimen's behavior :b.
A warrior Leader is already on the way to take over.
Superamos todo lo q' venga...arriba la Republica......de Haiti.
Haitiano for life and proud of it.
Semper fidelis..............