(20 Jan 2012) SHOTLIST
1. Various of small crowd of supporters of former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier outside courthouse, waving banners and shouting slogans
2. Various of Duvalier exiting courthouse followed by his wife and lawyers
3. SOUNDBITE: (French) Reynold George, Duvalier's lawyer:
"The judge ordered that the president (Duvalier) must not leave the capital."
4. Duvalier and wife surrounded by crowd as they leave in car
5. Close of Duvalier in car
6. SOUNDBITE: (French) Reynold George, Duvalier's lawyer:
"There is also Amnesty International who wants to make an example out of Duvalier but they have chosen a wrong person."
(Question: Can you be more precise?)
"I'm talking about DD (Digital Democracy), (inaudible), Ecumenical Centre for human Rights, all those people, they mistake Justice with hatred and vengeance."
7. Various of vehicle with Duvalier leaving surrounded by crowd
STORYLINE
Haitian authorities will rule before the month's end on whether the prosecution of former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier moves to trial or gets dropped, the investigating judge said on Friday.
The announcement by Judge Carves Jean followed a closed hearing during which he admonished the former dictator known as "Baby Doc" for violating the terms of his conditional release by leaving the capital at least twice in recent weeks.
Jean said he told Duvalier that he will be sent to the "national penitentiary" if he leaves again without authorisation.
"The judge ordered that the president (Duvalier) must not leave the capital," said Reynold George, Duvalier's lawyer, outside court.
Since he made an unexpected return a year ago, Duvalier has travelled the country and been spotted dining with friends at high-end restaurants in the capital.
He delivered a commencement speech to law school graduates in the coastal city of Gonaives last month and attended a memorial for quake victims outside the capital last week.
The defence argues that Duvalier is free to go where he pleases because no law exists to restrict his movements.
The defendant said nothing on Friday morning as he shuffled out of the building, his neck stiff and eyes darting, and waved to a scrum of supporters before climbing into a white Toyota Land Cruiser Prado that he drove himself.
Jean said Duvalier apologised for not seeking permission and said he couldn't reach the judge on the telephone or didn't have time to send a letter to ask permission to leave the capital.
Duvalier is under a judicial investigation for crimes including corruption and human rights violation during his brutal, 15-year rule.
Despite pressure from rights groups, the prosecution has made little headway since it began days after Duvalier's return following 25 years in exile in France.
International rights groups such as Amnesty International say there is sufficient evidence to bring Duvalier to trial, and that it would be an important step forward for a judiciary associated with corruption and inefficiency.
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