By: AHP - Agence Haitïenne de Presse

The former Prime Minister, Yvon Neptune, called Monday for solidarity in the pursuit against what he calls the political machine of injustice that held him in jail for 2 years and that continues to plague Haiti under the control of those who are swept away by their madness for power, he said.

In his first statement of the new year, Neptune, who was incarcerated following accusations from organizations with close ties to the former regime, again thanked those who stood in solidarity with him throughout his struggle.

He underlined that more than 5 months after his release, no decision has been made to bring to light the real motives for his incarceration.

Allegations from NCHR/Haiti (RNDDH) that he ordered a supposed massacre in La Scierie (Saint-Marc) were rejected by all serious human rights organizations, including CARLI, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International.

The former Prime Minister to President Aristide made it known that the machine of injustice that continues to permeate through Haiti seems to want to drag the country deeper and deeper into a state where it cannot govern itself.

We could even have the impression that there is no President, Prime Minister, or head of the Senate, said Neptune.

Many of those who were imprisoned under the interim regime continue to rot in jail unjustly, whereas the henchmen and those responsible for the massacres walk freely with impunity, he said.

My political ethics do not allow me to be complicit in any political maneuvering seeking to defile and assassinate my brothers, declared the former head of government.

Neptune invited all citizens to unity and stand in solidarity for the establishment of a state of law in Haiti were brothers and sisters throughout the country could live in respect and dignity. AHP 15 January 2007 12:45 PM