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03-23-2011, 04:20 PM
Wikileaks cables relating to the Dominican Republic have revealed that former US ambassador Hans Hertell sent several messages to the State Department outlining what he believed would occur after the fall and removal of Jean Bertrand Aristide as President of Haiti in 2004. According to Hoy, Hertell reportedly said that there was a fear in the Dominican Republic that armed bands of Haitians would seek refuge within the Haitian community in the DR. Hertell worried about violence not only along the border but also in the urban areas with large populations of Haitian construction workers. The ambassador pointed out the lack of trust between Dominicans and Haitians that might be exacerbated by the Haitian crisis. He also pointed out the long history of human rights violations by the Dominican police and military forces and admitted that he did not know if the Dominican authorities had any contingency plans in place between military and civilian forces.
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