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The massacre of La Scierie, town of Saint-Marc

The massacre of La Scierie, town of Saint-Marc

Here are some picture of the massacre of La Scierie in the town of Saint-Marc.

A few days before the departure of Aristide on February 29, 2004 following a coup d'état, about 44 Lavalas opponents were killed. Seven people were arrested, including former Prime Minister Yvon Neptune, former Deputy Amanus Mayette and former Interior Minister and present Provisional President Jocelerme Privert. Most people of St Marc, including the National Coalition for Haitian Rights (NCHR-Haiti) insisted that Prime Minister Neptune was responsible for the genocide. NCHR described that as-- "cruel, horrific, savage and barbaric" "crime against humanity"; it was "genocide. However, the former Prime Minister Neptune had objected to the term 'massacre', because he considered "that was a fight between two different sides. Ramicose, which was an organization close to the opposition, fought with Bale Wouze, which was a popular organization belonging to Lavalas." However, no sufficient evidence was found, none of the accused were convicted, nor even tried in connection with the La Scierie incident. In a recent interview on Radio Magic 9, the Provisional President Jocelerme Privert rejected every allegation when he was asked about his involvement in the massacre of La Scierie in Saint-Marc town.

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Rene Preval - Yvon Neptune - Jean-Bertrand Aristide

Rene Preval - Yvon Neptune - Jean-Bertrand Aristide

Here is a picture of three popular Haitian political personalities. Rene Preval and Yvon Neptune were both prime minister under the government of Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Rene preval ended up doing two terms as president while Yvon Neptune ended up in Jail. Aristide for his part went on exile in South Africa

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Yvon Neptune, Jocelerme Privert, Lilas Desquiron, August 1, 2003

Yvon Neptune, Jocelerme Privert, Lilas Desquiron, August 1, 2003

Here is a picture of the Haitian Prime Minister Yvon Neptune on the right. He is accompanied with by Mr. Jocelerme Privert, the actual Minister of Interior at the center of the picture. Also in this picture is Lilas Desquiron, Minister of Culture. This picture was taken on August 1, 2003 during the funeral of four government workers from the Ministry of the Interior who were assassinated in an ambush by gunmen on July 25, 2003 in Belladere

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Yvon Neptune

Yvon Neptune

Born in Cavaillon, Haiti, Mr. Yvon Neptune was a candidate for the 2010 Haiti presidential election. He was appointed as prime minister under President Jean Bertrand Aristide. Neptune also served as speaker of the house.

On March 27, 2004, the provisional government banned Yvon Neptune from leaving Haiti along with 36 other senior officials of the Aristide administration, in order to more easily investigate corruption allegations. He then turned himself in on June 2004 and was held in detention withou. any charge.

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