HAITI: New Passport For Aristide Approved, Haiti Government Agrees

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President Aristide WILL finally get his Haitian passport. The Haitian government has agreed to issue a new diplomatic passport to the former president, his lawyer said.

Ira Kurzban, the lawyer who represents former Haitian president Jean-Bertrand Aristide told the media that he he has been notified.

Here is a clip from a an article posted on JamaicaObserver.com

"To expedite this matter, President Aristide's passport may be delivered to the government of South Africa or to me," Kurzban wrote in a letter addressed to two Haitian government officials.

A senior Haitian government official, under the direction of President Rene Preval, told reporters that the government was prepared to issue a new passport to Aristide “without delay”.

Political observers say the decision is a significant reversal for Preval, who had refused Aristide’s request for a passport for years, partly in response to international pressure.