{"id":18895,"date":"2011-08-10T17:30:00","date_gmt":"2011-08-10T21:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/idominicanas.com\/\/wikileaks-gobierno-dominicano-niega\/"},"modified":"2011-08-10T17:30:00","modified_gmt":"2011-08-10T21:30:00","slug":"wikileaks-gobierno-dominicano-niega","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.idominicanas.com\/wikileaks-gobierno-dominicano-niega\/","title":{"rendered":"Wikileaks: Gobierno Dominicano negaba ciudadan\u00eda a haitianos amparado en el Art\u00edculo 11 de la Constituci\u00f3n Dominicana"},"content":{"rendered":"

Un cable de wikileaks revela las preocupaciones del entonces embajador haitiano en el pa\u00eds, Guy Alexandre –tres semanas antes de su renuncia<\/a>– con el embajador norteamericano Hans Hertell -el 1 de diciembre del 2003- para discutir sobre relaciones bilaterales dominico-haitianas.<\/p>

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Alexandre estaba profundamente preocupado por la aparente indiferencia del Gobierno Dominicano -para esa fecha Hip\u00f3lito Mej\u00eda era el presidente- en las investigaciones relativas a los \u00f3rganos de Hait\u00ed, que se hab\u00edan descubierto a lo largo de la frontera en septiembre.<\/p>\n

Guy Alexandre dijo \u2013seg\u00fan el cable- que el Gobierno Dominicano no estaba haciendo lo suficiente para documentar los haitianos y se quej\u00f3 de que a menudo se utilizaba el art\u00edculo 11 de la Constituci\u00f3n de la Rep\u00fablica Dominicana (que establece que toda persona nacida en territorio dominicano es Dominicana, excepto hijos de diplom\u00e1ticos o extranjeros en tr\u00e1nsito) para negar la ciudadan\u00eda a los haitianos por ser \u00abextranjeros en tr\u00e1nsito\u00bb.<\/p>\n

Click para ver el cable original de wikileaks del 23-12-2003<\/a>
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El embajador Alexandre tambi\u00e9n culp\u00f3 por el fracaso de la iniciativa de 2001 de la OEA y sobre la falta de la imparcialidad de la organizaci\u00f3n. (Nota: Este argumento fue reiterado en la reuni\u00f3n de seguimiento el 18 de diciembre, d\u00eda que se conoci\u00f3 su renuncia).<\/p>\n

Cable Original<\/a><\/p>\n

C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 02 SANTO DOMINGO 007536<\/p>\n

SIPDIS<\/p>\n

STATE FOR WHA\/CAR, DEPT PLEASE PASS TO USOAS<\/p>\n

E.O. 12958: DECL: 12\/22\/2013
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TAGS: PGOV PREL PHUM PINR DR HA
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SUBJECT: HAITIAN AMBASSADOR TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC RESIGNS:
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ANOTHER BLOW TO ARISTIDE<\/p>\n

REF: A. PORT AU PRINCE 2540
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\u00b6B. SANTO DOMINGO 4930<\/p>\n

Classified By: ACTING DCM MARY B. MARSHALL FOR REASONS 1.5 B\/D<\/p>\n

SUMMARY<\/p>\n

\u00b61. (C) On December 18 the Haitian Ambassador to the Dominican
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Republic Guy Alexandre called on the Ambassador and Acting
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DCM to confirm his resignation. The sudden news (prompted by
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the violent December 5 crackdown on student demonstrators in
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Haiti) was widely covered December 16 while Ambassador
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Alexandre was out of the country visiting his wife in Puerto
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Rico. Ambassdor Alexandre’s resignation is due to what he
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described as \u00abincompatible principles\u00bb with Arisitide’s
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government. Composed but staunch in his resolve, Alexandre
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assured the Ambassador that he has no plans to seek asylum in
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the United States for now. Requesting asylum, he explained,
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would \u00abfurther complicate Dominican-Haitian bilateral
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relations\u00bb and would not be in his nor Haiti’s best
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interests. Instead, Alexandre said he would seek residency
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in the Dominican Republic and teach at a university. End
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Summary.<\/p>\n

ALEXANDRE RESIGNS AS AMBASSADOR TO THE DR<\/p>\n

\u00b62. (C) Ambassador Guy Alexandre met with the Ambassador and
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Acting DCM on December 18 to discuss his recent resignation.
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He said that he had planned to leave his post in January 2004
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after Haiti’s independence bicentennial celebrations, which
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would have also marked two years in his assignment. However,
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he could not ignore the recent violence against students in
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Haiti because of his strong links to the academic community
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there. According to Alexandre, police officers broke both
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knees of one of his friends, a vice-rector at a university
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(Ref A). The December 5 violence, he lamented, \u00abproduced an
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irrevocable situation that cannot be easily fixed,\u00bb
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following months of extreme polarization and resulting chaos.<\/p>\n

\u00b63. (C) According to Ambassador Alexandre’s contacts in Haiti,
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there are daily protests or preemptive crackdowns by police
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on potential protests. He warned of an upsurge in armed
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civilians looking for trouble. Alexandre expressed his
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concern that the environment in Haiti is ripe for
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confrontation, which might subside briefly during Christmas
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but is sure to resume in January. He commented that Haiti
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has minimal capacity to maintain order and that \u00abnone of the
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Haitian politicians realize that the country is a ticking
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time bomb.\u00bb<\/p>\n

REMOVE ARISTIDE…THEN WHAT?<\/p>\n

\u00b64. (C) Ambassador Alexandre criticized opposition groups’
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preoccupation with forcing Aristide’s departure without
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considering the consequences. He emphasized that Aristide’s
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exit will not solve Haiti’s socio-economic problems.
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Alexandre also criticized his countrymen for their focus on
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grabbing power rather than tackling the difficult problems of
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health, education and infrastructure. The Ambassador asked
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Alexandre whether there are clandestine movements in the
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Dominican Republic working to overthrow Aristide, to which
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Alexandre responded that he does not know of any such
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activity. He acknowledged that some disgruntled former
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Haitian military officers reside in the Dominican Republic,
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but said most of the pressure on Aristide originates in
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Haiti. He recalled the 1991-94 period when many Haitians
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fled the country, but claimed there was no no mass migration.
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During that time Alexandre personally assisted 30 Haitians,
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including a former Army chief.<\/p>\n

DOMINICAN-HAITIAN BILATERAL RELATIONS<\/p>\n

\u00b65. (C) Less than three weeks before his resignation,
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Ambassador Alexandre met with the Ambassador on December 1 to
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discuss concerns about Dominican-Haitian bilateral relations.
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He was disturbed about the GODR’s apparent nonchalant
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investigations regarding the Haitian bodies discovered along
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the border in September (Ref B). Alexandre also said the
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GODR is not doing enough to document Haitians. He complained
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that the GODR often uses Article 11 of the Dominican
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Constitution (providing that anyone born on Dominican soil is
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Dominican except offspring of diplomats or foreigners in
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transit) to deny citizenship to Haitians for being
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\u00abforeigners in transit.\u00bb Ambassador Alexandre also blamed
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the failure of the 2001 OAS initiative on a lack of OAS
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impartiality (Note: This argument was reiterated at the
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follow-up meeting on December 18. End note).<\/p>\n

ALEXANDRE’S ONWARD PLANS<\/p>\n

\u00b66. (C) Alexandre said he currently plans to reside in the
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Dominican Republic, not flee to the United States. He was
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traveling to Puerto Rico when his resignation hit the press
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and returned quickly thereafter. He emphasized his desire to
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get involved in academia and denied having strong ties to
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successful Haitian expats in the United States. Alexandre
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did ask the Acting DCM (Consul General) that his B1\/B2
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nonimmigrant visa be transferred to his tourist passport.
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Alexandre said the GOH had not yet accepted his resignation.
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He claimed to have no interest in politics because he \u00abknows
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too well what Haiti needs.\u00bb
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HERTELL
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