1. Yvon Neptune was appointed by President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, and took office on 15 March 2002.
12 Facts About Yvon Neptune
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Yvon Neptune had previously served as President of the Senate from 2000 to 2002.
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The mob was reportedly organized by Guy Philippe after Yvon Neptune gave an interview to Kevin Pina of KPFA Flashpoints in California and the Black Commentator, and Andrea Nicastro of the Italian daily Corriere della Sera.
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Yvon Neptune referred to himself as a prisoner in his own office and backed Aristide's claims that he was forced out of office under duress.
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Yvon Neptune was replaced on 12 March 2004 by an unelected provisional government led by Gerard Latortue, which had been appointed three days earlier.
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On 27 March 2004, the provisional government banned Yvon Neptune from leaving the country, along with 36 other senior officials of the Aristide administration, in order to more easily investigate corruption allegations.
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On 27 June 2004, after hearing about a warrant for his arrest on the radio, Yvon Neptune turned himself into the Haitian police and was held without charge.
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On 19 February 2005, Yvon Neptune was taken into protective custody by United Nations peacekeeping forces and handed himself back to Haitian authorities after a Port-au-Prince penitentiary breakout.
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On 18 April 2005, Yvon Neptune began a hunger strike, refusing hospitalization and offers of medical attention abroad.
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On 14 September 2005,14 months after Yvon Neptune was first imprisoned, a formal statement of charges against him appeared.
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Yvon Neptune was accused of participating in the "La Scierie Massacre," an alleged attack by Lavalas supporters in the La Scierie neighborhood of St Marc.
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The IACtHR criticized nearly every aspect of Haiti's prosecution of Yvon Neptune, which began in June 2004 and continues today.