ARTICLE - INSTALLATION OF CSPJ - JULY 3RD

INSTALLATION OF CSPJ, THIS TUESDAY, JULY 3
(Haiti Libre) -

The 9 members of the Supreme Council of Judicial Power (CSPJ) will be installed Tuesday, July 3, informed President Michel Martelly, who stated that the invitations will be sent to members this weekend at the latest.

Me Carlos Hercules, barrister of the Bar Association welcomes this news. "This is great news that the Presidency has indicated that next week the CSPJ will take office. We say bravo, and we say 'hats off' to the presidency even if we do not agree on how this announcement was made [...] This is the first time that the Judiciary will be independent, and we hope that its 9 members, will have enough leadership to conduct themselves as a real power, which will not dependent of the legislative or executive power [...] to make the administration of justice, the way it should be done." The barrister does not hide a certain frustration, because of the fact that the Head of State does not respect the procedure by inviting only 5 of the 9 members to this announcement. Without being able to explain this behavior of the President of the Republic, he believes that it would have been more correct for the Head of State, to invite the 9 members to make this announcement, or just the President of the CSPJ.

For his part, President Martelly said he was proud "to be the first Haitian President that will establish the CSPJ, the Permanent Electoral Council (CEP) and the Constitutional Council, institutions that should allow the institutionalization of democracy in Haiti."

Concerning the formation of the new CEP, the Head of State indicated: "At the executive level, we are already discussing the choice of our 3 representatives. Once the CSPJ is installed, we will ask it to appoint its' representatives." About the potential difficulties, that could meet the parliamentarians in the appointment of 3 representatives [2 in the Lower House and one in the Senate], he invited the parliamentarians to have an awareness of the reality, and to appoint their representatives to the CEP, to promote the organization of elections. Insisting, that the 9 new members of the CEP, are credible personalities, free of any suspicion, who "will stand out from their personal interests, and will understand the necessity of working today for the country's future, and allow the Haitian people to have a better tomorrow."

The President took the opportunity to confirm that the executive will have candidates in the upcoming senatorial elections in order to achieve a majority in Parliament. "We will identify the candidates; those we will support are those who are able to win the election, and who will not let us down along the way after their election."