Politics
Haiti: Former soldiers ordered to vacate old bases
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Samson Chery, a former sergeant, declined to say by telephone Tuesday night if the troops would heed the government’s orders.
“We are going to continue to fight for our rights to be respected,” he said.
Earlier on Tuesday, Chery watched as several dozen hopeful soldiers in mismatched camouflage uniforms marched in the old military barracks outside Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince.
His colleague Aubin Larose, also a former sergeant, said he was confident Martelly would bring back the army.
“He’s going to do it because he’s a good citizen of Haiti,” Larose said.
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.
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