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Haiti-Dual Nationality: Two U.S. Senators Cited by Moise Jean-Charles

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – According to Senator Moise Jean-Charles (Nord/Inite), two U.S. senators, Richard Lugar (R-IN) and John Kerry (D-MA) are prepared to receive a visiting delegation of senators looking for information into the nationality of President Michel Martelly.

Jean-Charles said Kerry and Lugar, Chairman and Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, expressed a willingness to provide information to the commission.

The members have said they may leave for Washington D.C. this week.

Chairman of the Commission, Senator Joseph Lambert (Sud-Est/Inite) has warned against speculating on the case until the conclusion of the commission’s investigation.

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