Haiti seeks 'Baby Doc' corruption trial

A judge will decide whether former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier will be tried on charges that include corruption and embezzlement for allegedly pilfering the treasury before he was deposed in 1986.

A judge will decide whether former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier will be tried on charges that include corruption and embezzlement for allegedly pilfering the treasury before he was deposed in 1986.

A judge questioned the former dictator known as “Baby Doc” in an hours-long, closed-door court session, defence lawyer Gervais Charles said.

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