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An attorney for three Haitian men who claim in a U.S. lawsuit that the former mayor of their small hometown subjected his political opponents to violence and terror called the defendant “a small, petty tyrant” during closing arguments

An attorney for three Haitian men who claimed in a U.S. lawsuit that the former mayor of their small hometown subjected his political opponents to violence and terror called the defendant "a small, petty tyrant" during closing arguments Monday.

Accusations of political violence and terror have followed a former Haitian mayor all the way to a Boston courtroom, where a civil trial began Monday that shines a light on the wider issue of bloodshed and unaccountability in the Caribbean nation’s politics. Attorneys painted widely different pictures of Jean Morose Viliena during opening arguments in…

THE BURDEN of accessibility issues in the town centre following the sudden closure of a multi-storey car park has left one charity feeling the…

Accusations of political violence and terror have followed a former mayor from Haiti all the way to a Boston courtroom, where a civil trial began on March 13 that shines a light on the wider issue of bloodshed and unaccountability in the Caribbean nation’s politics. Attorneys painted widely different pictures of Jean Morose Viliena during

<div class="at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.metro.us/ex-haiti-mayor-accused-of-killing-torture-faces-civil-trial/"></div>BOSTON (AP) — The former mayor of a small Haitian town accused of terrorizing his political opponents goes on trial in Boston federal court on Monday in a case that highlights the violent nature of Haiti’s politics and the lack of accountability. The suit filed against Jean Morose Viliena, who now lives in suburban Bost...

The former mayor of a small Haitain town accused of terrorizing his political opponents is heading to trial in federal court in Boston

Former Haiti mayor Jean Morose Viliena is accused of violently terrorizing his political opponents. He will head to trial in Boston, Massachusetts, where he now lives.

The suit filed against Jean Morose Viliena, who now lives in Malden, includes claims of killing, torture and arson in the town of Les Irois, which is about 140 miles west of Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince.

Jean Morose Viliena was mayor of Les Irois in Haiti before moving to Malden in 2009.