"Haiti PM orders arrest warrant against Aristide"

Haitian Prime Minister Gerard Latortue said on Friday he ordered his justice minister to obtain an arrest warrant on corruption charges against ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.

Latortue, installed as the head of an interim government after the bloody rebellion that forced Aristide into exile in February, made the announcement as he formed a committee to investigate possible misappropriation of public funds and other acts of corruption by the Aristide government.

Latortue and other Haitian officials have publicly accused Aristide of corruption, but no charges have been filed and no evidence made public against the former Roman Catholic priest, who remains hugely popular among many of Haiti's poorest citizens.

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Latin American leaders pledge rescue plan for Haiti
November 06, 2004
"The problem we have now is a totally devastated economy, a society in a state of total paralysis and extremely fragile political institutions," he said.
Garcia will deliver a report to the Rio Group countries, which will then work with the United Nations on the timing and framework to solve Haiti's problems.

Another Brazilian diplomat is expected to be sent soon to brief ousted Haitian President Jean Bertrand Aristide on Latin America's plans to stabilize the violence-wracked country, the Latin American leaders decided yesterday at the Rio Group's 18th annual meeting.

The overture to the exiled Aristide, who left Haiti amid a bloody revolt in February, is intended to coincide with Garcia's visit to Haiti, said a top aide to one of the South American presidents at the summit.

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