Experts call for the high court decree to be overturned

Attorney Sonel Jean-François denounced the transformation of criminal justice into political arbitration. In his view, the decree creates obstacles to judicial proceedings and neutralizes state control institutions. Marie Rosy Auguste Ducéna, program director at RNDDH, highlighted that this text transforms a jurisdictional privilege into a prerogative attached to the person during the duration of their functions.

The participants also criticized the complex and less obvious procedures related to prosecution before Parliament. The decree is seen as a major obstacle for specialized financial criminal justice, according to Me Jean-François.

Joint Appeal

At the conclusion of two days of reflection on the consequences of the decree, held at the RNDDH headquarters, Édouard Paultre (director of Ensemble against Corruption), Jocelyne Colas (information director at Radio Ibo), and others unanimously called for its repeal. Their criticism focuses on several irregular aspects of the text, including prescription deadlines and parliamentary filtering.

Participants

Among the participants were Danièle Magloire (human rights activist), Marie-France Joachim (former member of the CEP), Godson Pierre (general director of the Media Alternatif group), and James Beltis (responsible for "Nou pap dòmi").