Dany Toussaint (12 September 1957 – 15 September 2021) was a Haitian politician who was a candidate in the country's February 2006 presidential election. Toussaint served as Haitian Army major, head of haitian police and bodyguard of Jean-Bertrand Aristide. He was a Senator and leader of the Haitian Democratic and Reformist Movement Party.
Investigation
editIn 2003, Judge Claudy Gassant requested that Toussaint's immunity from prosecution be lifted in regards to the assassination of Haitian journalist Jean Dominique who had accused Toussaint of having his rival for the position of Secretary of State for Public Security, Jean Lamy, assassinated. The request of Judge Gassant was rejected by the senate.[1]
Arrest
editOn 2 January 2006, MINUSTAH troops arrested Toussaint for possession of illegal weapons.[2] He was handed over to the Haitian National Police, who released him hours later.[3]
Death
editToussaint died on 15 September 2021.[4]
References
edit- ^ Reporters Sans Frontières Archived 26 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "IOL: UN arrests Haiti presidential candidate". Archived from the original on 27 April 2006. Retrieved 7 January 2006.
- ^ Haiti: former Senator detained after UN mission finds illegal weapons Archived 28 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Nécrologie : L'ancien sénateur Dany Toussaint s'est éteint !". Le Médiateur (in French). 16 September 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- Haiti: Rogue's Gallery: Dany Toussaint
- The Non-Voter's Guide to the Haitian Presidential Election, Cali Ruchala, Sobaka, 10 September 2005
- Twenty-five Presidential Candidates and Counting Radio Metropole, 29 August 2005
- The Sound of Silence - Killing the Hope in Haiti, Jean Jean-Pierre, Village Voice
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