4 April 2000

Alert

RSF condemns assassination of radio director


Incident details

Jean Léopold Dominique

journalist(s)

killed

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(RSF/IFEX) - In a letter to Jacques Edouard Alexis, prime minister and minister of the interior, RSF has expressed its "deep concern" further to the assassination of Jean Léopold Dominique, director of the private pro-governmental radio station Radio Haïti Inter. RSF Secretary-General Robert Ménard asked the Haitian prime minister to "use [his] influence to ensure that an inquiry is launched and those responsible for the attack against [the journalist] are identified and punished." The organisation also asked the head of government to "take all measures necessary to guarantee the safety of journalists".


On the morning of 3 April 2000, Dominique was killed after parking his car in the Radio Haïti Inter lot, just as he was entering the building in which the radio station's offices are located, in the Delmas neighbourhood (north-east of Port-au-Prince). A female journalist with the station affirmed that she heard several gunshots. Seriously injured, Dominique was taken to hospital, where he died from his injuries. One of the radio station's guards was also killed during the attack. According to his colleagues, Dominique had not received any threats. The journalist was known to be close to President René Préval. He was the most famous political commentator in Haiti, known for his commitment to democracy and attacks on dictatorships. The director of Radio Haïti Inter often criticised politicians and businessmen in his radio programme "Inter Actualités".




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Updates to this story

Jean Dominique case: RSF, the Haitian Journalists' Association and the Damocles Network call for the case of murdered journalist to be transferred to another judge 28 June 2002 RSF and the Damocles Network urge President Aristide to give assurances to Judge Gassant and express hope that he will resume work on the Jean Dominique murder case 22 April 2002 Impunity continues two years after journalist Jean Dominique's murder 2 April 2002 Senate refuses to lift Dany Toussaint's parliamentary immunity 4 February 2002 Judge's mandate not renewed in Jean Dominique murder case 25 January 2002 RSF calls for sanctions against twenty-four Haitian officials 15 January 2002 New act of intimidation against examining judge in Jean Dominique case 4 January 2002 Assassination of journalist Jean Dominique: RSF urges parliamentary commission to decide in favour of lifting Dany Toussaint's parliamentary immunity 3 December 2001 Death of a second suspect in custody raises doubts as to the authorities' willingness to shed light on Radio Haïti Inter director's murder 15 November 2001 RSF and the International Alliance for Justice for Jean Dominique express concern that the Senate has yet to vote on lifting Dany Toussaint's parliamentary immunity 14 November 2001 RSF once again concerned by impunity in assassinated journalist Jean Dominique?s case 5 October 2001 RSF urges Senate to lift parliamentary immunity of senator implicated in journalist Jean Dominique's murder 14 August 2001 RSF hopes that the judge in charge of the inquiry into journalist Jean Dominique's assassination will return to the case 20 June 2001 New threats to inquiry into assassination of journalist Jean Dominique 14 June 2001 IAPA seeks protection for judge in case of murdered journalist 18 May 2001 Investigation into assassination of journalist Jean Dominique impeded again 11 May 2001 RSF releases report on the investigation into journalist Jean Dominique's murder 3 April 2001 IAPA publishes Internet report on investigation into journalist's murder 16 March 2001 AMARC condemns assassination of celebrated radio journalist 18 April 2000 RSF denounces threats against private radio station 7 April 2000 CPJ expresses sadness over journalist's assassination 5 April 2000

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