ARTICLE - NATIONALITY - REPONS PEYIZAN

HAITI-DUAL NATIONALITY: REPONS PEYIZAN SAYS IT WAS UNABLE TO VERIFY NATIONALITY OF CANDIDATE MARTELLY
(Defend Haiti) -

CAP-HAITIEN – Repons Peyizan, the political banner that President Michel Martelly ran on has distanced itself from the Head of State on Friday amid allegations that he, Martelly, would have multiple nationality.

The two ranking members of the president’s party held a press conference where they made it known to the public that they are not culpable for passing the candidate, Michel Martelly, that, if true, would have passports to other countries. The party leaders do feel that there is some responsibility because it was their name and symbol that the candidate carried.

Repons Peyizan coordinator, Fednel Monchery, says the party did not have the ability to make the assurances that their candidate was not a holder of another citizenship. Furthermore, the party desires that a technical investigation be continued on the matter, and that it doesn’t transpire into a political witch hunt.

The party leader asked that the Head of State and members of his government cooperate with the investigation, warning that any obstruction of justice will require consequences. “Now is the time that light be shed…” he said. Monchery also asked that an investigation be done throughout the government of every individual in the public administration.

In the end, there is a distaste in the administration’s former party because they were isolated from any positions in the government. The party coordinator ultimately said that Repons Peyizan does not have one position in the government.

The leader hopes that the law is respected in the case of dual nationality.