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Haiti’s Electoral Council Blocks Jean-Juste Presidential Run

HeadlineSep 15, 2005

In Haiti, the country’s electoral council is attempting to block jailed priest Gérard Jean-Juste from running for president in Haiti’s first elections since the coup that ousted Jean-Bertrand Aristide. The council is refusing to enroll Jean-Juste as a candidate claiming that he has to enter his candidacy in person, not from prison. Jean-Juste is the candidate of choice for the Lavalas Party–the same party of Aristide. Jean-Juste has been in jail since July but he has not yet been charged with any crimes. Amnesty International has classified him as a prisoner of conscience.

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