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Security & Strategic Review - May 2012 (ISSN 1741-4202)
HAITI: New PM defies the former soldiers’ threats
Former soldiers of the army disbanded by former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide (1991, 1994-1996, 2001-2004) in 1995 have been stepping up their demand for incorporation into the new armed force that President Michel Martelly promised to set up. They gave the government an ultimatum to appoint a high command and begin the organisation of the new army by 18 May. Despite threats from the former soldiers that they would resort to force if their demands went unheeded, when the day came the government reacted by repressing unauthorised marches and arresting those who confronted the police.
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