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• NEWS_POSTED_BY: Haiti Place
• NEWS_POSTED_ON: Jan 07, 2017
• Views : 1998
• Category : General News
• Description :

  BBC
  Latin America & Caribbean
  
  Photo: AP - Guy Philippe, once the rebel leader, was recently elected a senator.
  
  A former Haitian rebel leader turned politician has been arrested after taking part in a radio show.

• Location : Haiti
• Website : http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-38525651

Overview

• A former Haitian rebel leader turned politician has been arrested after taking part in a radio show.
  
  Guy Philippe, a former soldier, was the rebel leader of the 2004 Haitian rebellion, and was recently elected a Senator.
  
  He was appearing on a radio programme in the capital, Port au Prince, before being arrested outside the studio.
  
  He is wanted by the the United States on drug charges, but it is not yet clear if that was why he was arrested.
  
  Mr Philippe was elected as Senator for the Grand'Anse district in the November elections, but has yet to take his seat.
  
  Local media outlets reported that he was arrested during a live radio broadcast, which the host interrupted once police arrived.
  
  The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) lists Mr Philippe as a wanted man on charges of conspiracy to import cocaine and money laundering, but has yet to make any comment on the arrest in Haiti.
  
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