Aristide to sue US, France over 'kidnapping'
Deposed Haitian president Jean-Bertrand Aristide plans to sue the United States and France for allegedly kidnapping him, one of his lawyers says.
Mr Aristide, who arrived in the Central African Republic a week ago, has repeatedly accused the United States of forcing him into exile after a rebellion plunged Haiti into chaos.
Lawyer Gilbert Collard says he and an American colleague will file identical suits in France and the United States in the next few days, once they receive full authorisation from Mr Aristide.
“We will file suit against the French ambassador [in Port-au-Prince] and against the [US] military authorities that carried out the abduction of the president,” he said.
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