Sunday, January 30, 2011

photos - election protest 3 - part 1

The building says it is a Golds Gym fitness center, but its' purpose now is for something more important. The owner got arrested for drug dealing and I think is sitting in a jail somewhere in the United States. The building was seized by the haitian government and is now used for the electoral bureau (CEP).

The UN was in front with a water cannon truck. The CEP is always underguard due to the electoral problems in the country.

Vehicle traffic was blocked from passing in front, but pedestrian traffic was allowed. This woman was sitting on the sidewalk washing and cleaning a fish in the gutter water.

An anti-election demonstration was held to demand the annulation of the elections. These ballot boxes which on election day held voting ballots are now used as a box to hold pastries! We saw this election pastry box in the Petionville park (Place St. Pierre)

The presidential candidate who organized the protest was Charles Henry Baker. He was standing not too far from us.




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