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I don't beleive Michel Martelly actually said: Garry Conille...

Nancy St-juste - September 9 2011, 10:29 AM

I don't beleive Michel Martelly actually said: Garry Conille Does Not Meet Residency requirement of the constitution...

But rather he said that we all know that Garry in is function as a UN official as not resided in Haiti the past five years.

According to the President's legal team. The United Nations as a threaty signed by Haiti, a funding member of the UN, witch allows his employees to keep the privileges link to there citizenship and there residency in there home contry.

Denying Dr. Conille those privileges would be a breach of the Vienna convention of 1975. Basically, under this convention Garry is eligible to become Prime Minister.

The Parlement can chose between a stricte and exclusive interpretation of article 157 of the constitution or a more rational interpretation witch would include those exceptions such as Haitians diplomats working a broad and UN officials.

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