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### Viewing cable 08PORTAUPRINCE374, HAITI MONTHLY: FEBRUARY, 2008

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08PORTAUPRINCE374 | 2008-03-07 13:14 | 2011-06-08 17:00 | UNCLASSIFIED | Embassy Port Au Prince

Appears in these articles:
http://www.haitiliberte.com
http://www.haiti-liberte.com/archives/volume4-47/Washington%20Backed%20Famous.asp
http://www.haiti-liberte.com/archives/volume4-47/Minimum%20Wage%20Fight.asp
http://www.haiti-liberte.com/archives/volume4-47/Des%20c%C3%A2bles%20r%C3%A9cemment%20divulgu%C3%A9s.asp
http://www.haiti-liberte.com/archives/volume4-47/La%20confrontation%20pour%20le%20salaire%20minimum.asp

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    UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 PORT AU PRINCE 000374

    SIPDIS

    SIPDIS

    STATE FOR WHA/EX AND WHA/CAR
    S/CRS
    INL FOR KEVIN BROWN AND ANGELIC YOUNG
    SOUTHCOM ALSO FOR POLAD
    STATE PASS AID FOR LAC/CAR
    INR/IAA
    WHA/EX PLEASE PASS USOAS

    E.O. 12958: N/A
    TAGS: HA PREL PGOV PHUM ECON EFIN
    SUBJECT: HAITI MONTHLY: FEBRUARY, 2008

    PORT AU PR 00000374  001.2 OF 003

    ¶1. (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please
    protect accordingly.

    ¶2. (U) Summary: This is a monthly report on various topics of
    interest which do not merit a full reporting cable. End
    summary.

    ¶3. (SBU) LAVALAS PARTISANS MARCH ON 4TH ANNIVERSARY OF
    ARISTIDE DEPARTURE

    A crowd of several thousand supporters of the pro-Aristide
    party Fanmis Lavalas marched peacefully in Port au Prince on
    February 29, the fourth anniversary of Aristide's departure
    from Haiti.  Led by leading party figures such as Annette
    Auguste (So Anne), Rene Civil, and parliamentary deputy Jonas
    Coffy, the crowd paraded past the U.S. Embassy, the French
    Embassy, and the presidential palace. The size of the crowd
    was far lower than the 30,000 figure party figures had
    earlier predicted.  The main demand was the immediate return
    to Haiti of the former president, who Lavalas partisans
    continue to claim was ''kidnapped'' in 2004.  Even Lavalas
    elected officials who in private say they do not support
    Aristide's return dutifully chanted the required slogan
    during the demonstration.

    ¶4. (SBU) CNDDR HEAD FILS-AIME IGNORES SUMMONS BY
    PORT-AU-PRINCE PROSECUTOR

    Director of the National Committee on Dismantlement,
    Disarmament and Reinsertion (CNDDR) Alex Fils-Aime, refused a
    summons for questioning from Port au Prince Chief Prosecutor
    Claudy Gassant the week of February 18.  Claiming that his
    position as a high level state official exempts him from such
    summons, Fils-Aime publicly accused Gassant of repeatedly
    abusing his authority, thereby becoming a factor
    ''destabilizing the state, particularly the Haitian National
    Police (HNP).''  Gassant thus far has failed to reply in
    public or to mention the reason for the summons.  The press
    speculates that Gassant wants to question Fils-Aime for his
    opposition to the release of scores of inmates held for long
    periods without formal indictment or trial -- some of whom
    have committed violent crimes, including kidnapping,
    following their release.  This is the latest incident in the
    ongoing conflict between Gassant and HNP Director Mario
    Andresol.

    ¶5. (U) HAITIAN AGREEMENT TO INCREASE POULTRY AND EGG
    PRODUCTION

    The Ministries of Agriculture and Women Conditions, the
    International Development Bank (IDB) and FAES (Economic and
    Social Assistance Foundation) on February 23 signed an
    agreement for USD 51 million to increase national production
    of poultry and eggs.  The program will debut in six communes
    in the West Department and three communes in the North-East
    Department.  This program is a product of the recent ban in
    imports of poultry and egg s from the Dominican Republic
    imposed due to the H5N2 avian flue outbreak there.  Secretary
    of State for Agriculture Joanas Gue, a Haitian delegation and
    experts from the International Organization of Animal Health
    (OIE) are traveling to the DR on March 3 to conduct an
    assessment. Gue also announced that there is no trace of the
    H5N2 virus in Haiti.

    ¶6.  (U) POROUS BORDERS

    The Support Group for Repatriates and Refugees (GARR)
    reported that more than 5,000 Haitians either crossed or
    attempted to cross the Haitian-Dominican border in January.
    According to GARR, men, women and children were crossing at
    points in the Northeast, Center, and West departments.
    GARR's press statement implied that many of the crossings
    were illegal, with smugglers charging about 1,500 Haitian
    gourdes ($41) per person.  Whereas organizers of the border
    crossings in Thomassique, located in the Center department,
    earnestly attempted to smuggle their paying clients across
    the border, organizers in the West department (where
    Port-au-Prince is located) often misled their paying clients
    by depositing them in Fonds Verrettes, Haiti, announcing that
    they were in the Dominican Republic.  (Note:  GARR correctly
    noted that the GOH's fight against corruption must include
    the land borders because corrupt officials on both sides of
    the Haitian-Dominican border are implicated, either turning a
    blind eye to illegal border crossings or profiting directly
    from such crossings.  End note.)

    ¶7. (SBU) PREVAL WANTS FASTER PROGRESS ON FINANCIAL CRIMES
    PROSECUTIONS

    President Preval called for a briefing February 22 by
    Department of Treasury Office of Technical Assistance
    advisors.  The President asked OTA advisors to outline
    impediments in the identification and prosecution of
    financial crimes cases and said clear and measurable progress
    is essential to respond to public concerns about corruption.
    Preval pressured Minister of Justice Magloire to equip
    offices of the judicial police investigators (BAFE offices),
    ensure appropriate salaries were offered to BAFE
    investigators, and immediately identify prosecutors and
    magistrates with financial expertise who can swiftly act on
    cases.  OTA advisors returned March 2 and plan to work
    intensively with BAFE in the review of suspicious cases.

    ¶8.  (SBU) CONTROVERSY CONTINUES AT FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT

    Former investigating judge Jean Ostrict Hercules was named
    February 29 to replace Central Financial Information Unit
    (UCREF) Director Jean-Yves Noel.  Some media reports
    criticized Hercules for not doing enough as a sitting judge
    to ensure prosecutions in the murder of Radio Haiti
    journalist Jean Dominique and bodyguard Jean Claude
    Louissaint in 2000.  Hercules allegedly cited personal
    security concerns to justify his decision to return the cases
    to the Civil Court.  Noel, whose term recently expired, made
    the list of candidates, but was not recommended for selection
    by the National Committee against Money Laundering (CNLBA)
    due to questions about management and operational
    transparency.  Noel has also been accused of blocking the
    transfer of suspect financial crimes cases to the
    investigating arm of the police -- BAFE.  (Note:  Minister of
    Justice Rene Magloire swore in Hercules at UCREF offices
    March 3.  End note.)

    ¶9. (U) GOH PREPARES FOR APRIL INTERNATIONAL DONOR CONFERENCE

    Prime Minister Alexis presided over a meeting with donor
    country representatives February 26 to discuss preparations
    for a donor conference to be held April 25 in Port-au-Prince.
     The GoH plans to reach an agreement with key donors on
    financing the medium-term Growth and Poverty Reduction
    Strategy (GPRSP) devised by the GoH in November.
    Approximately USD 4 billion will be required over a
    three-year period to implement the GPRSP.  GoH interlocutors
    note the GPRSP is primed for success due to broad
    participation by the Haitian public and civil society, as
    well as consultations with the donor community.  A conference
    secretariat, headed by former Minister of Planning and
    External Cooperation Anthony Dessources, has been established
    to organize the April conference.

    ¶10.  (U) COMMISSION ON SECURITY PROMOTES HAITIAN MILITARY

    On February 19, poloffs met with journalist/historian Georges
    Michel, member of the Presidential Commission for Reflection
    on the Reinforcement of Security, a think-tank organized to
    explore the feasibility of reinstituting a national army in
    Haiti.  Michel said the Commission supports the
    reconstitution of a small national army of about 3,000
    troops, underscoring that the army would specialize in
    defensive warfare only.  The HNP, not the army, would remain
    the first line in the defense of civilians, to avoid the
    military's past abuse of authority against civilians.  The
    commission's final report will be released in October, and
    will be made available to the public.

    ¶11.  (U) GOH PROPOSES TO INCREASE DAILY MINIMUM WAGE

    The GOH on February 28 announced that it wanted to increase
    the legal minimum wage from 70 Haitian gourdes ($1.92) per
    day to 150 Haitian gourdes ($4.11) per day, or an increase of
    114%.  The GOH's proposed figure is a compromise between the
    minimum salaries advocated by the labor unions and by the
    business sector.  (Note.  Even though Steven Benoit, a Lespwa
    parliamentary member, has been advocating an increase in the
    minimum salary since the latter half of 2007, the GOH's
    proposal represents just one attempt to address the growing
    political pressure to initiate measures to alleviate the
    increasing costs of living.  The GOH has yet to present the
    bill to change the minimum salary to parliament.  End note.)
    Private sector reaction thus far to proposal has been
    negative.

    ¶12.  (U) POLICE BLOTTER

    On February 28, the Haitian National Police (HNP) fired
    police officer Daniel Lafontant, who was accused of violently
    assaulting Signal FM radio journalist Tom Dumond for taking
    photos at a crime scene.  Inspector Pierrot Jean-Coute, in
    charge of the initial investigation, also received a letter
    from the HNP criticizing him for having mishandled the
    investigation.

    ¶13.  (U) HNP ARREST UPDATE

    Separately, the HNP announced that it made 400 arrests (two
    of which were for kidnappings) between February 19 - 25.
    (Note:  The HNP makes periodic announcements regarding the
    number of arrests for specific periods.  The problem remains,
    however, that the judicial system cannot process the
    detainees quickly enough, resulting in overcrowded police and
    prison jails.  Since the HNP and the penitentiaries do not
    have the facilities to house the detainees, the Chief
    Prosecutor has begun to periodically release inmates.
    Fort-nine inmates including 8 women, 5 children and 36 men
    were released during the first weekend of March.  End note.)
    SANDERSON

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