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Haiti’s “Baby Doc” Will Stand Trial for Corruption, Not for Murders

HeadlineJan 31, 2012

A Haitian judge announced Monday former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier will face trial for corruption, but will not face any charges for the murders, disappearances, torture and other rights abuses committed during his 15-year rule. The judge said the statute of limitations had run out, a claim disputed by several human rights attorneys. Reed Brody of Human Rights Watch said, “Those who were tortured under Duvalier, those whose loved ones were killed or simply disappeared, deserve better than this.” Duvalier took power in Haiti in 1971 following the death of his father, Francois “Papa Doc” Duvalier. He ruled until 1986.

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