Vowing to bring the Caribbean country to a 'more equal footing' with US, France, and Canada, Guy Philippe says, 'If Haiti is where it is now, it's partly because of them'.
Vowing to bring the Caribbean country to a "more equal footing" with US, France, and Canada, Guy Philippe says, "If Haiti is where it is now, it's partly because of them".Philippe says: "Yes! I'm going into politics. I was a senator, I've been elected by my people, I will go again in elections." / Photo: Reuters
The former coup leader stressed that he would seek to put his country's relationship with powers like the US, France and Canada on a more equal footing and criticised the international backing that he said had kept Henry in power. Former Haitian coup leader Guy Philippe demands resignation of PM Ariel Henry, saying he wants to become Haiti's president and promises to grant amnesty to gang leaders who have brought the Caribbean nation to standstillPhilippe said his conviction would not get in the way of his political future, citing the experiences of former South African leader Nelson Mandela, former Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
Philippe said his recent return to the country meant he did not have deep connections to the gangs and he was not behind the gang violence.UN alarmed by worsening violence in Haiti, calls for political deal
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