ARTICLE - BELIZAIRE - DEPUTIES CONVENE 24

DEPUTIES PLAN TO CONVENE OVER TWO DOZEN IN BELIZAIRE INVESTIGATION
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PORT-AU-PRINCE – The Chamber of Deputies of the Republic will hold five (5) hearings in the next ten (10) days to convene over two dozen government employees to re-open the case of the arrest of Deputy Arnel Bélizaire (Delmas & Tabarre/Independent)...

Members of the Lower House of Government are returning back to session with a full schedule of hearings and interviews to be held surrounding the arrest of the deputy of Delmas and Tabarre.

The Chairman of the Commission is Deputy Jean Danton Leger (Leogane/Lavni), Vice Chairman Joseph Benoit Laguerre (St Jean & Arniquet/AAA) and Secretary Jean Romelus Lisma (Chardonierres-Anglais/Liberation)

Staring on Friday, January 6th, the special commission established in December will hear from:

Former Government Commissioner Félix Léger

Deputy Arnel Bélizaire

The MINUSTAH official that assisted in the arrest

Godson Orelus

The police that participated in the arrest

Former Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Michel Brunache

Former Government Commissioner Lionel Constant Bourgoin

Government Commissioner Jean Renel Senatus

The next hearing will be on Tuesday, January 10th, and will convene:

Minister of Public Works, Jacques Rousseau

Airport Director, Pierre Andre Laguerre

Director of the National Penitentiary, Rolande Celestin

Airport employees, particularly those alleging to have been assaulted by the Minister of the Interior

On Wednesday January 11th, the commission will hear from:

Former Minister of Justice, Josue Pierre-Louis

Former Government Commissioner Claudy Gassant

Judge at the Court of First Instance, Jocelyne Casimir

On Friday January 13th, the commission will hear:

Deputy Levaillant Louis-Jeune

Deputy Patrick Joseph

Head of Immigration Roland Chavanne

Monday, January 16th, is reserved for:

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Laurent Lamothe

Minister of the Interior, Thierry Mayard-Paul

The last hearing so far scheduled is for Tuesday, January 17th, to hear from:

Deputy Sorel Jacinthe (Moron & Chamberlain/Inite)

Prime Minister Garry Conille

Minister of Justice Michel Brunache

Head of DCPJ Godson Orelus

Director General of PNH Mario Andresol

Deputy Arnel Belizaire

Former Government Commissioner Felix Leger

Senators of the Republic held a few sessions in the Fall of 2011 regarding the case. The Minister of Justice, Pierre-Louis, and former Government Commissioner, Leger, resigned and were removed for their posts respectively.