Former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier, who repeatedly defied a judge's request to appear in court, may soon have to face his alleged victims in a courtroom and answer questions about his brutal regime.
A three-judge Haitian appeals court panel, tasked with deciding whether Duvalier should stand trial for human rights abuses and corruption during his 15-year rule, said Thursday it was "imperative" that Duvalier present himself and ordered the public prosecutor to make sure he is escorted to the courtroom "without delay."
Similar to a subpoena, the action is one step below an arrest order but it does require police to accompany Duvalier to court sometime within the next week.
Foreign observers and some of the 30 individuals who are appealing a Haitian investigative judge's earlier decision that Duvalier cannot be tried for crimes against humanity, called Thursday's decision "a victory."
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