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Haitian justice transfers files to American justice
President Jovenel MOÏSE was assassinated five years ago, but investigations into his murder remain without judgment. The Haitian justice system is facing a series of recent setbacks with the transfer of Joseph Félix BADIO and seventeen Colombian mercenaries to the United States for trial. Although extradition is legal, Article 4 of the extradition treaty signed between Haiti and the United States on August 9, 1904, specifies that neither party is obligated to surrender its own nationals. Furthermore, according to Clin D’œil Info, Article 276 of the Haitian Constitution formally prohibits exiling a Haitian for any reason whatsoever.
By NAGO News
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Legal Context
Article 41 of the 1987 Constitution and the Haitian Penal Code stipulate restrictions on extradition. Yet, the Haitian justice system continues to exercise its constitutional prerogatives over American courts.
Recent Developments
The decision to transfer BADIO and the Colombian mercenaries has sparked controversy regarding the respect for national laws by the Haitian judicial system. Attorney Markenson JEAN CHARLES, representing Clin D’œil Info, emphasizes that this practice mocks internal legislation.
Reporting by Clindoeil Info
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