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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Mark Pratt

Attorneys make divergent closings in trial of Haitian mayor

Center for Justice & Accountability

An attorney for three Haitian men who claimed in a U.S. lawsuit that the former mayor of their small hometown subjected his political opponents to violence and terror called the defendant “a small, petty tyrant” during closing arguments Monday.

But an attorney for the defendant spent his time poking holes in the testimony of witnesses and saying the plaintiffs were motivated by money when they brought the case against Jean Morose Viliena.

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