Dany Toussaint
Dany Toussaint (12 September 1957 – 15 September 2021) was an Haitian politician who was a candidate in the country's February 2006 presidential election. Toussaint served as Haitian Army major, head of haitian police and bodyguard of Jean-Bertrand Aristide. He was a Senator and leader of the .
Investigation[]
In 2003, Judge Claudy Gassant requested that Toussaint's immunity from prosecution be lifted in regards to the assassination of Haitian journalist Jean Dominique who had accused Toussaint of having his rival for the position of Secretary of State for Public Security, Jean Lamy, assassinated. The request of Judge Gassant was rejected by the senate.[1]
Arrest[]
On 2 January 2006, MINUSTAH troops arrested Toussaint for possession of illegal weapons.[2] He was handed over to the Haitian National Police, who released him hours later.[3]
Death[]
Toussaint died on 15 September 2021.[4]
References[]
- ^ Reporters Sans Frontières Archived 17 December 2010 at WebCite
- ^ http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=122&art_id=qw1136269097787R131
- ^ Haiti: former Senator detained after UN mission finds illegal weapons Archived 17 December 2010 at WebCite
- ^ "Nécrologie : L'ancien sénateur Dany Toussaint s'est éteint !". Le Médiateur (in French). 16 September 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- Haiti: Rogue's Gallery: Dany Toussaint
- The Non-Voter's Guide to the Haitian Presidential Election, Cali Ruchala, Sobaka, 10 September 2005
- Twenty-five Presidential Candidates and Counting Radio Metropole, 29 August 2005
- The Sound of Silence - Killing the Hope in Haiti, Jean Jean-Pierre, Village Voice
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