Today, two U.S. lawmakers, U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, chair of the House Financial Services Committee, and Rep. Andy Levin, D-Mich., are asking the Department of Homeland Security to keep Constant detained until the Haitian government provides a plan to ensure the safety of his victims in Haiti and his prosecution under Haitian law.
The letter said, “There is substantial reason to believe that the Haitian government will not be willing to protect its citizens from Mr. Constant.”
“Sending Mr. Constant to Haiti at this time, without a credible plan by the Haitian government to prosecute him for his past crimes and protect the people of Haiti from potential future crimes, is dangerously irresponsible.
We, therefore, urge the Department of Homeland Security to detain Mr. Constant in the United States, in accordance with the law, until the Haitian government provides a plan to handle Mr. Constant’s arrival safely and prosecute him under Haitian law.”
They pointed out that similar convict, Jean-Robert Gabriel was convicted in absentia for the 2004 massacre in Raboteau, and is currently a member of the high command of Haiti’s army, made by current Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, who is currently governing by decree after the country failed to hold legislative elections on time.
