PARLIAMENTARIANS REACT UNFAVORABLY TO DESIGNATION OF GOUSSE FOR PRIME MINISTER
(Defend Haiti) - By Orlando Aurelien
PORT-AU-PRINCE - Much to the dismay of several parliamentarians, on Tuesday, President Michel Martelly designated his second choice for Prime Minister, Bernard H. Gousse.
Some parliamentarians expressed their dislike as early as this past weekend, when a suggestion of Gousse was made.
Legislatures cited gross violations to human rights to be the record of Bernard Gousse from when he served as the Minister of Justice, under Gerard Latortue in 2004 until 2006.
As Justice Minister, Bernard Gousse, chose to pardon a rebel leader, Louis-Jodel Chamblain , who was sentenced to life in prison in 1993 for torture and murder, among other abuses.
It was a controversial pardon. It was reported that Gousse, sympathized with Chamblain for having led to the overthrow of two disputatious presidents, Jean-Claude Duvalier and Jean-Bertrand Aristide .
The Vice President of the Senate, Jean Hector Anacacis (Ouest) believes that the Head of State does not want a Prime Minister. Anacacis said "Michel Martelly is wasting time by designating a prime minister whose ratification has minimal chance to pass parliament."
The elected Senator of the Ouest was joined by his fellow of the Nord, Kelly C. Bastien, who had warned against any plan that the president may have to discredit the parliament by appointing a prime minister of "personalities inappropriate."
Deputy Patrick Joseph also denounced the whim of the president to delay the process of setting up a new government. "If Michel Martelly seeks to impose Bernard Gousse when he knows that the former Minister of Justice has little chance of being ratified he must not really have the will to break the deadlock," the Deputy of Marmelade said.
Poly Faustin, Deputy Joseph's colleague in the Parliamentary Group for the Renewal (GPR) majority bloc, said Bernard Gousse is far from democratic. Joseph and Faustin are among the parliamentarians who support the candidacy of Jean-Max Bellerive. The Prime Minister resigned in May citing that it was best to allow the next government to form for itself.
Poly Faustin said that Mr. Bernard Gousse had systematically violated the human rights principles when he was Minister of Justice.
Deputy Rony Celestin also does not intend to give Bernard Gousse a pass to be Prime Minister. The elected official of Thomassique/Cerca-La-Source holds the former Minister of Justice for his actions in that post.
Celestin says his actions "include arrests without warrant." "Bernard Gousse's appointment to Prime Minister will not have the approval of Rony Celestin," said the member of the Lower House.
"Bernard Gousse does not believe in democracy and can not benefit from the fruits of democracy, for its part said the vice president of the Parliamentary Group of the Renewal.
Deputy Joseph Wilbert Deshommes is one of the few members of the GPR to not go after the former Minister of Justice. This parliamentarian has no objection. Nevertheless, the Deputy of Grande Saline believes that Jean-Max Bellerive is better placed to lead as prime minister. Deshommes Wilbert Joseph only hopes of a prime minister that his district be included in the general policy of the next government.
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