ARTICLE - MOISE DOES NOT TURN BACK

MOISE DOES NOT RETURN ON HIS STATEMENTS
(Haiti Libre) -

This Wednesday, at the 3rd Council of Government, Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe denied again, the allegations of Senator Moïse, who accuses the government of diverting PetroCaribe funds, saying that every dollar of this fund is budgeted and managed in strict compliance with government accounting.

However, Laurent Lamothe acknowledged a lack of communication in the use and management of PetroCaribe funds, and asked Michael Lecorps, the Director General of the Office of Monetization of the Assistance Program (BMPAD) to provide further explanations.

In his speech, Michael Lecorps recalled the contract terms governing the PetroCaribe Program and those of the disbursement of funds. He indicated that the five resolutions and 78 projects received by the BMPAD totaled $812 million and that all expenses incurred, are passed through the Ministry of Economy and Finance.

Thursday, the Prime Minister invited Senator Jean Charles Moïse to turn back on his accusations against the Venezuelan Ambassador to Haiti, which could cause serious harm to relations between Haiti and Venezuela, following a high-level diplomatic complaint... Laurent Lamothe stated that his call to order to the Senator, had for its' sole purpose, to preserve the respect and support of the Bolivarian Republic vis-à-vis Haiti.

Reacting to the statements of Prime Minister, the Senator Jean Charles Moïse, rejected the call to order, explaining that his statements did not intend to harm relations between Haiti and Venezuela [!] This did not stop the Senator persisting in his position, accusing the Venezuelan Ambassador of supporting the Martelly-Lamothe Government in the waste of funds of program PetroCaribe ! This statement could once again cause tensions in diplomatic relations between Haiti and Venezuela... what the country does not need right now.