Arrest doubts as Haitian police take ex-dictator to court

HAITIAN police led ex-dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier out of his hotel and took him to court without saying whether he was being charged with crimes committed under his brutal regime.

Arrest doubts as Haitian police take ex-dictator to court
Wed, 19 Jan, 2011 - 00:00
Jonathan M Katz Port-Au-Prince, Haiti

His longtime companion denied he had been arrested.

A contingent of police led the former dictator known as ā€œBaby Docā€ through the hotel and to a waiting SUV. He was not wearing handcuffs.

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