Where are we with the search to find Lovinsky Pierre Antoine alive, and who is this man with the black glasses in the photograph?

September 12, 2007

Where are we with the search to find Lovinsky Pierre Antoine alive, and who is this man with the black glasses on the photograph?

Thirty days have passed since his disappearance and still no new information aside from a ransom demand made by the so-called kidnappers who have not given his family the opportunity to speak to him to make sure that he is still alive. On August 14, after the Haitian police force confiscated the car which Lovinsky drove before his capture, an officer of Delmas 3 informed the delegation that blood was found in the aforementioned car, information contradicted by the Criminal Investigation Department (DCPJ) a few days later. Which is the truth in this affair?

Mr. Lovinsky spent one week in company of the delegation of the human rights of Haitian Priority Project and Fondasyon Mapou, until the night of his disappearance. The delegation went to the offices of the police force of Delmas to announce the disappearance of the rented car and of Lovinsky and demanded that an all points bulletin be broadcast in order to try to find Mr. Lovinsky. The members of the delegation offered to contribute to the investigation of the police force, but were not even questioned by this body. The police maintained, however, that they are investigating the disappearance of Mr. Lovinsky. This evasive attitude of the Criminal Investigation Department brought us to question its methods. We believe that Mr. Lovinsky was kidnapped for political reasons more than anything else. The fact that the kidnappers waited four days to contact the delegation PPH/Fondasyon Mapou, instead of his family, is what raises this question.

We have other indices, which we will make public in the days to come to help to clear up the enigmas, which surround the removal of Mr. Lovinsky. In addition, we demand answers that perhaps would help identify the origin of the kidnapping of the Haitian defender of the human rights, Lovinsky Pierre Antoine.

First indices: who is this white man with the black glasses whose simple encounter between him and Lovinsky created so much fear and extreme panic in Lovinsky Pierre Antoine on August 10 2007 in Cap-Haitian? Let us remind you that it is only two days later, following this encounter, which appeared very unfortunate for Lovinsky as he disappeared, on August 12, 2007.

We think that this individual on the photograph should be identified and questioned by the Criminal Investigation Department. Perhaps he can help to bring resolution to this investigation. In addition, this disappearance that we believe may be the work of some hooligans is much more complicated and has not only local but international participants. This an assumption to be drawn from when we think of the work of Lovinsky in Haiti and abroad where he exposed with passion the violations of the human rights in Haiti, insisting on the need to identify the transgressors and make them pay.

We request from all media and those that are expressing themselves on the Net to pay

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close attention to their assumptions in order to avoid putting in more danger the life of Mr. Lovinsky and those who fight for an equitable Haiti. Certain reflections do open the door to some national and international institutions, which use the existing controversies to act against the ideas of Haitian masses and to commit political crimes in the country in all impunity. If Lovinsky Pierre Antoine loses his life because of our internal quarrels, which we think prevented us from understanding the vision of a great man who does nothing but fight for our National sovereignty and the respect of the rights of all our citizens. If we let this happen, it means that we do not have men and women worthy of this name in Haiti.

We therefore ask Commissioner Claudy Gassant to challenge the individual with the black glasses on the photograph below, identify his role in the disappearance of Mr., Lovinsky. We further ask the Préval government to take responsibility in this file, to prevent the forces of evil from triumphing. They only want to see quarrels between his government and the Haitian popular sector.