| Paul Denis | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Justice and Public Security | |
| In office 11 November 2009 – 27 June 2011 | |
| President | René Préval |
| Prime Minister | Jean-Max Bellerive |
| Preceded by | Jean-Joseph Exumé |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Max Bellerive |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1942/1943 |
| Died | (aged 81) Port-Salut, Haiti |
| Political party | Inite |
Paul Denis (1942/1943 – 11 March 2024) was a Haitian politician. He served as Justice Minister of Haiti from 11 November 2009 to 27 June 2011. He also served as one-third of the Tripartite Council which appointed the seven-member Council of Sages which took power in the immediate aftermath of the 2004 Haiti Rebellion which overthrew former president Jean-Bertrand Aristide, of whom Denis was a vocal opponent.
The 2010 Haiti earthquake destroyed the Ministry of Justice building and Denis, who was working in his office at the time, was one of several politicians initially reported dead. However, Denis was able to exit the building in time but many of his staffers and advisers were killed.
Before the quake, he had been campaigning in the presidential phase of the 2006 Haitian elections on behalf of the OPL.
Accused in the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse on 7 July 2021, he was cleared by judge Walter Wesser Voltaire in charge of the investigation. Denis died in Port-Salut on 11 March 2024, at the age of 81.
References
- Establishment of the Tripartite Council in Haiti Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Inter-American Institute of Human Rights, 8 March 2004
- "Boschafter: Mehrere Minister unter den Toten" (in German). Deutsche Presse-Agentur. 15 January 2010. Archived from the original on 18 January 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
- Death toll nearly 50,000 in ‘ghost town’ Haiti, ZeeNews.com, 16 January 2010
- Charles, Jacqueline (23 January 2010). "With state symbols gone, a sense of panic starts to grow". The Miami Herald. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
- Paul Denis Archived 14 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Haiti Elections Archive '05
- "Décès de l'ancien ministre Paul Denis". lenational.org. Le National. 23 September 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
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