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Canada sanctions Haiti ex-President Martelly for financing gangs

FILE PHOTO: Haiti's outgoing President Michel Martelly speaks at a ceremony marking the end of his presidential term, in the Haitian Parliament in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, February 7, 2016. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares/File Photo

Canada has sanctioned former Haitian President Michel Martelly and two former prime ministers for their roles in financing gangs, Canada's ambassador to Haiti said on Twitter on Sunday.

In September, Haitian gangs created a humanitarian crisis by blocking a fuel terminal for nearly six weeks, halting most economic activity and triggering U.N. discussion of a possible foreign strike force to open the terminal.

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