Fourel Célestin

Jean-Marie Fourel Célestin is a Haitian politician and former President of the Senate of Haiti during Jean-Bertrand Aristide presidency.[1]

Célestin is a colonel and medical doctor in the Army of Haiti.[2] He is a member of Fanmi Lavalas[3], and followed Jean-Bertrand Aristide into exile in 1991.[2] When Aristide returned, he appointed Célestin to head the security of the National Palace.[2] He was appointed as director-general of the Haitian National Police from December 1995 to February 1996[4], but was never confirmed by the Senate.

Célestin was elected to the Senate in 1997.[3] He was elected President of the Senate from March 2002[1] to January 2004.

Célestin surrendered to an arrest warrant on 1 June 2004[5], and was extradited and jailed in United States in July 2004 for alleged money laundering and illicit drug trafficking. He was jailed in prison in Florida.[6] He was released from jail in June 2009[7], and was returned to Haiti.

References

  1. ^ a b "Keesing's Record of World Events". Longman. 2002.
  2. ^ a b c Ackerman, Elise (28 May 1997). "His Music Rules in Haiti". Miami New Times.
  3. ^ a b "Haiti: 1997 Legislative Election Results / Résultats des élections législatives de 1997". pdba.georgetown.edu.
  4. ^ GEFFRARD, Francklyn B. (17 November 2020). "Un homme politique aux commandes de la police nationale d'Haïti". RHINEWS.
  5. ^ "Latin American Weekly Report". Latin American Newsletters Limited. 2004.
  6. ^ "Ex-Senator Dr. Jean-Marie Celestin Locked Up". Haiti Observer.
  7. ^ "Fourel Célestin mis en liberté". lenouvelliste.com (in French).


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