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They will appear within eight days, without uniforms before the judge hearing the case of brutality, beatings inflicted by these officers to justice for the northern section, Herv Brice.
The trial of five police officers, Joel Jean Philippe, Jeff Duguay, Johnny Chery, Baby John and Maguel involved in crimes of beating, injury and abuse to the prejudice of the justice of the northern section was opened on Friday 25 February to the criminal chamber of the courthouse. The trial resulted in a dynamic confrontation between members of three constituent bodies of the Haitian judiciary: five policemen patrol police, the justice victim, Herv Brice, the body of the Haitian judiciary (ANAMAH) and nearly a dozen lawyers from practicing in Port-au-Prince, civil plaintiff and defendant, all under the chairmanship of Judge Jacques Hermont Constant.
In limine, the judge ordered the police headquarters warned to get rid of their police uniform and in civilian dress as befits the Constitution and the law that make the HNP a body designed to protect civil and to serve.
Lawyers are divided on the decision, the police are reluctant, the judge and the deputy commissioner of the government, Henock Gnlus, withdraw from the room. Is confusion. Journalists are also taken by surprise and wonder at this point: What will happen?
Immediately after comes the Commissioner Alex Jean Pierre-Louis, the police Carrefour, supervisor of the five defendants. He ordered them to stay dressed, says it does.
An hour later, the judge, the prosecutor and lawyers fit into the room, and the meeting resumed. The president of the correctional court confirms, this time in writing, before his oral decision, and to test the good faith of the police defendants, they have 30 minutes to comply, otherwise it will do that right. The police had never moved. So they did not obey the judge's decision to seat.
Questioned about why they were not home to remove the uniform, they each responded: "I do not live in Port-au-Prince, I would not have time to return to court as civil you have asked me. "
The judge understood. And one of the defense lawyers, Mr. Ricardo Chachoute, asked the judge to postpone the case to the hearing a week to allow police defendants to comply with the law. Speaking, the Crown requires the criminal court to grant the request of the party prevented, and declared in accordance with sections 254, 256, 147, 159 of the Penal Code Annotated Leading by Mr. Pierre-Louis a mandate deposit be awarded against the police.
A requisition that has welcomed the court while directing the management National Prison where they are incarcerated to put these individuals in custody.
Interviewed after the trial, Mr. Osner Fvry, lawyer Joel Jean Philippe (patrol leader involved in the incident) also provides, together with other colleagues, defending police officers. He believes that a modus operandi should be found to avoid a repeat of the case officer's Immigration and Emigration.
The lawyer, lawyer and law professor, noted that there are actually three bodies involved, but all official bodies of the State functioning as a key player in the judicial system. But the State can not be in conflict with the state. He advocates a wise solution, while defending the police and also ensure respect for the judiciary, protection of rights of all by appearing as counsel in the three intermediate body.
Note that the plaintiff was, among others, represented by Enerlio Gassant Vladimir Gassant, and Charles Wilson Djacaman Estimate.
