Prime Minister Jean Henry Céant reiterated his firm commitment on Monday to make every effort to hold a PetroCaribe trial that is fair and equitable for all.

To do this, Céant informed about the constitution of a group of national experts to analyze documents relating to the PetroCaribe file, supervised by a foreign firm of accounting and auditing.

"On the subject of the PetroCaribe file and to facilitate the search for the truth, an independent Commission for Truth Research, consisting of personalities of the Civil Society, will be created. It will be assisted by a foreign firm of accounting and auditing [...] The Government will continue its work of analysis and search for the truth, through the institutions engaged in the fight against corruption. The latter will receive ongoing support in the fight against corruption. "The foreign firm of accounting and auditing expertise can be chosen by the independent Commission previously composed among others of representatives of the civil society, the ANMH, Chambers of Commerce, the PetroCaribe Challenge movement, the bars of the republic etc..." said the PM.

Reacting to this announcement the PetroCaribe Challenge movement has rejected the invitation to participate in this Commission calling for a trial and conviction of the persons indexed in the disputed report of the Special Senatorial Inquiry Commission largely dominated by government opposition https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-22687-haiti-flash-conclusion-of-the-petrocaribe-report-the-commission-accuses.html ; the Association of Independent Media of Haiti (AMIH) and National Association of Haitian Media (ANMH) declared that it is not considered opportune to participate in this Commission as for the Catholic Church it is reluctant ...

For his part the former Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe, one of the many people quoted in the PetroCaribe dossier, welcomed the initiative of the Prime Minister "I take at the word PM Jean-Henry Ceant. I welcome his initiative to hire an international audit firm, credible to end demagoguery, permanent conspiracy and assassination of character."

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-22844-haiti-flash-report-petrocaribe-laurent-lamothe-goes-on-the-offensive.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-22715-haiti-petrocaribeformer-minister-of-tourism-denounces-and-proves-13-false-accusations.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-22687-haiti-flash-conclusion-of-the-petrocaribe-report-the-commission-accuses.html

HL/ HaitiLibre