U.S. revoked visas for Haitians, electoral officials suspected
May
20
2011
The "Haitian Joudalist" learned that The U.S. just revoked the visas for several Haitians. The announcement came today when U.S. officials in Haiti says that Washington has revoked the visas for several Haitians.
The U.S. officials did not want to reveal the identities of the Haitians, for whom the visas were revoked. However, many suspected that those individuals are likely to be Haitian electoral officials.
Recently, several Haitian electoral officials were criticized for the way in which they handled the results of several legislative races. These results have been characterized as fraudulent by both the U.S. and current Haitian president Michel Martelly.
If the people affected by this wave of visa revocation are in deed Haitian officials, that would not be the first time they are penalized over the last election. Few months ago, the U.S. revoked the visas of about 24 Haitians officials or people closely related to the election process, suspected to be involved in committing fraud or irregularity.
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