Early Day Motion·EDM 53
SAFETY OF FORMER PRESIDENT JEAN-BERTRAND ARISTIDE
9 May 20138 Signatures
Primary sponsor
John McDonnell
Labour — Hayes and Harlington
Motion Text
That this House is concerned for the safety of Jean-Bertrand Aristide, former president of Haiti, who has been invited to attend court, and also for the safety of all those who are demonstrating in his support; notes that Mr Aristide was Haiti's first democratically-elected president and that he is respected and held dear by the majority of the population who twice elected him; and hopes that he will be afforded the protection and respect he is entitled to.