After several days of silence and controversy surrounding the funeral of former President Duvalier, Lucien Jura, the Spokesman of the President Martelly officially announced Thursday that former President JC Duvalier will not have a state funeral and will be buried during a private ceremony without the honors of the Nation "I confirm that the former president will have a private funeral," while presenting his sympathies to the family and friends of the deceased.

Lucien Jura did not want to comment on the possible presence of the Head of State to these funeral...

A decision that delighted the associations defending human rights. "It's good for the rule of law, for the victims and for the trial that we must organize against the Duvalier regime," added Pierre Espérance of the National Network for the Defence of Human Rights (RNDDH).

For her part, the partner of JC Duvalier, Véronique Roy, refused to comment on the decision.

According to Me Reynold Georges, one of the lawyers of Duvalier, the funeral of former President will be held Saturday, Oct. 11, in the premises of the Institution St. Louis de Gonzague in Delmas from 7:00 am and that would be a regular event open to the public. It confirms the presence Saturday, of delegations from the provinces, but is not able to confirm whether there will be government officials to the funeral of the former President.

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https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-12242-haiti-politic-uncertainty-around-the-funeral-of-jc-duvalier.html

SL/ HaitiLibre