Executive
Haiti: Prime Minister Conille Wants Constitution Published
- Thursday, January 05, 2012 9:22 PM
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – Prime Minister Garry Conille is for seeing the Constitution published in the nation’s official journal Le Moniteur, but says it is the President of the Republic who must choose to publish it and he will not apply pressure.
Prime Minister Garry Conille when asked on Thursday about his stance on the Constitution crisis that the country is currently enduring said he believe the people of Haiti could not wait any longer for the amendments:
”…my position and I believe it’s been said in the public many times, I believe the Diaspora is tired of waiting and they should not have to wait anymore to have the prerogatives that they merit for the contributions that they give the country every year, more than $1.4 billion [US] in transfers.”
”I believe the country is ready for a Permanent CEP, I believe the institutions of the country are ready for the empowerment that these amendments bring.”
”So for myself, in my vision, as an individual, I see the positives but I know the person who has the responsibility to publish it I cannot put pressure on them…”
The Prime Minister did respect the President and mention that it is in his hands, his “prerogative” to publish the Constitution of Haiti into Le Moniteur.
Prime Minister Garry Conille and one Secretary of State, out of 38 members of the executive, are the only to have declared their assets to the Court of Auditors as required by Haitian law.
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