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| Posted December 12, 2010 |
| LETTER |
| Haitian Presidential Candidate Martelly Responses to CEP's Letter |
Mr. Gaillot
Dorsinvil
President of the
Provisional
Electoral
Council (CEP)
Pétion-Ville
Mr President,
After having
received your
invitation to
participate to
the recount of
the results of
the November 28,
2010 elections,
I am informing
you that being a
Presidential
candidate, as
respect to
myself and my
fellow Haitians,
I am compelled
to decline your
invitation.
The question
that emerges
from everyone,
due to this
unfortunate
circumstance is:
what are the
interests that
motivate and
what are the
gains of such
surprising and
illegal CEP’s
process? This
last measure
taken by the
council, without
a doubt, only
aims to comfort
the CEP in its
position
expressed on
Tuesday December
7, 2010:
Position of
violation of the
interests and
rights of the
majority of the
Haitian people,
victims of true
political
machinery.
The solution of
this political
farce, which
regrettably
caused the loss
of human lives,
certainly does
not consist on a
pure and simple
recount of CEP
acts held by the
CEP. It consists
on the radical
annulment of the
acts from the
voting centers
and/or offices
damaged,
vandalized,
object of
massive and
scandalous fraud
favoring the
Government’s
protégé,
candidate Mr.
Jude Celestin,
as stated by the
local and
international
press, the
integrality of
the Haitian
population and
the National
Observation
Center (CNO);
that the CEP
cannot pretend
to ignore.
Remember, Mr.
President, how
numerous were
the citizens
which, in
violation of the
Constitution and
the electoral
law, were
prevented from
exercising their
political rights
due to, events
that where
occurring that
day and threats
against them,
and on the other
hand, obvious
irregularities
observed in the
organization of
these elections.
The National
Observation
Center (CNO),
present on the
day of the
elections in all
the electoral
centers and
offices, until
the closing of
the voting
offices, acting
independently
and without any
kind of
pressure, made
public the
authentic,
solely, unique,
and credible
presidential
results
according to the
genuine
electoral acts.
It is to be
asked by which
mean, which
trick and
following what
kind of
political and
governmental or
other pressure,
this "trashed"
CEP reduced the
adequate quantum
of votes that I
obtained,
transferring
them at the same
time to increase
Jude Celestin’s
percentage. This
palpable and
inadmissible
fraud has
immediately been
denounced and
manifested by an
infuriated
population.
The crimes and
offenses against
the
Constitution,
the crimes and
offenses related
to the exercise
of political
rights, the
attacks to
freedom are seen
and severely
punishable by
the penal code.
The members of
the Provisional
Electoral
Council (CEP)
shouldn’t
neither have
validated, under
any
circumstances,
nor cautioned
such arbitrary,
illegal, and
scandalous acts,
engaging their
personal
responsibility.
Mr. President,
accept my
salutations and
please extend
them to the members
of the Council
Michel J.
MARTELLY
Presidential
Candidate,
Repons Peyizan
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