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Caribean nations Call for the UN to investigate

Hobbes · 2004-03-04 15:22:13

http://www.trinidadexpress.com/index.pl/article_news?id=16149875. Pretty damming, especially this bit.

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04-03-2004 4:22pm

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http://www.trinidadexpress.com/index.pl/article_news?id=16149875.

Pretty damming, especially this bit.

asked why Aristide was not offered asylum in Antigua, the first country where the plane stopped after it left Haiti on Sunday, Patterson noted that Aristide did not know he was in Antigua and so was not given the opportunity to make a request for asylum. ... In fact, what Caricom leaders investigations found shocked them.. They were told that when the plane landed in Antigua no one was allowed to leave the aircraft and declaration forms handed to customs officials said there were no passengers on board.
"Those on board were not regarded as passengers but cargo, I leave that for you to determine", Patterson said "

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