Dany Toussaint (12 September 1957 – 15 September 2021) was a Haitian politician who was a candidate in the country's
February 2006 presidential election. Toussaint served as
Haitian Army
The Armed Forces of Haiti (french: Forces Armées d'Haïti—FAd'H), consisted of the Haitian Army, Haitian Navy (at times), the Haitian Air Force, Haitian Coast Guard, (ANI) and some police forces (Port-au-Prince Police). The Army was always ...
major, head of haitian police and bodyguard of
Jean-Bertrand Aristide
Jean-Bertrand Aristide (born 15 July 1953) is a Haitian former Salesian priest and politician who became Haiti's first democratically elected president. A proponent of liberation theology, Aristide was appointed to a parish in Port-au-Prince in ...
. He was a Senator and leader of the
Haitian Democratic and Reformist Movement Party
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Relating to Haiti
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** Haitian Creole, a French-Creole based
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* Hait ...
.
Investigation
In 2003, Judge Claudy Gassant requested that Toussaint's immunity from prosecution be lifted in regards to the assassination of Haitian journalist
Jean Dominique
Jean Léopold Dominique (31 July 1930 – 3 April 2000) was a Haitian journalist and noted activist for human rights and democracy in Haiti. His station, Radio Haiti-Inter, was the first to broadcast news, investigative reporting, and politic ...
who had accused Toussaint of having his rival for the position of Secretary of State for Public Security, Jean Lamy, assassinated. The request of Judge Gassant was rejected by the senate.
Arrest
On 2 January 2006,
MINUSTAH
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, websiteUN Peacekeeping: MINUSTAH troops arrested Toussaint for possession of illegal weapons. He was handed over to the
Haitian National Police
The Haitian National Police (PNH; french: Police Nationale d'Haïti, , National Police of Haiti) is the law enforcement and ''de facto'' police force of Haiti. It was created in 1995 to bring public security under civilian control as mandated i ...
, who released him hours later.
Death
Toussaint died on 15 September 2021.
References
Haiti: Rogue's Gallery: Dany Toussaint* The Non-Voter's Guide to the Haitian Presidential Election, Cali Ruchala, ''Sobaka'', 10 September 2005
Radio Metropole, 29 August 2005
Jean Jean-Pierre, ''Village Voice''
2021 deaths
Members of the Senate (Haiti)
Candidates for President of Haiti
1957 births
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