Friday, February 8, 2013

Haiti court postpones Duvalier appeals hearing

Jean-Claude Duvalier

A Haitian judge on Thursday postponed a court hearing on possible human rights abuse charges against Jean-Claude Duvalier because the former dictator known as "Baby Doc" failed to show up.

Judge Jean Joseph Lebrun of Haiti's Court of Appeals accepted a request by the defense team to reschedule the hearing because it fell on the 27th anniversary of Duvalier's ouster.

Defense attorney Reynold Georges said that given the anniversary, there could be trouble in the

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