Haiti Foreign Relations
Former DRC Deputy Muanda Nsemi demands political asylum in Haiti
Escaped from prison in May 2017 and on the run ever since, Former Congolese deputy Muanda Nsemi solicited political asylum in Haiti.
According to RezoNodwes, The Bundu Dia Mayala political party, in a letter dated May 2, 2019, addressed to the Honorary Consul General of the Republic of Haiti in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to seek political asylum for its leader, Ne Muanda Nsemi.
The request was made asking for a accommodations of Muanda Nsemi at the Haitian Consulate "to ensure its safety after the legal troubles that would weigh on him," Haiti Libre reported.
Haiti Caricature: Did Donald Trump pressure President Jovenel to go against Venezuela or else?
Take a look at this caricature by Le Nouvelliste which explains the pressure Haitian President Jovenel Moise was under to vote against Venezuela.
According to Haiti news reports, the Haitian government was being pressured even at home. The US even brought up TPS for Haitians to try to conince Haiti to vote for the resolution to kick Venezuela out of the OAS.
Miami Herald journalist Jacqueline Charles @Jacquiecharles twwets:
"This caricature in #Haiti's @nouvelliste best sums up @moisejovenel's position in response to US pressure to vote @OAS_official against #Venezuela. The country abstained as did #AntiguaandBarbuda despite its non-interfere rhetoric on the crisis."
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