Economie

Haitian Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe Committed Perjury In Brooklyn Federal Court ? (see attached)

BROOKLYN, NEW YORK - Prime Minister Laurent Salvador Lamothe committed perjury when he told a Federal Judge in Brooklyn that he has nothing to do with Teleco. In the ongoing litigation between Haitel represented by his CEO Frank Cine and Teleco-Haitian-State, the American Court System is now involved into the legal procedures based on the Share holder agreement that was signed between the two entities back in November 24, 1998.

Mr. Lamothe in his official capacity as Prime Minister was served with the suit last fall 2013. However, in an affidavit submitted to the Court by Mr. Lamothe dated January 14, 2014, Mr. Lamothe states: "I have no relationship or affiliation legal or otherwise with Teleco." Lamothe's sworn statement is misleading and untrue. It is equivalent to President Barack Obama saying he has nothing to do with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

For many years, Teleco was the largest public telecommunication company in Haiti, and also a cash cow for corrupt government officials who often used the company as their private bank account by issuing sweetheart deals to their friends and cronies. Several years ago, Teleco entered into an agreement with the Vietnamese government whereby the Vietnamese government would purchase sixty-percent of Teleco and the Haitian government would keep the remaining forty-percent. Following the execution of the deal, the parties agreed to change the name to Natcom. But prior to the deal, there were contracts such as the one between Haitel and Teleco that were in existence. Since becoming Prime Minister, Laurent Lamothe, who is the owner of NoPIN and Global Voice, two telephone companies who are currently doing business with Natcom, sought to get rid of Haitel. In fact, when Haiti-Observateur published an article revealing an alleged conspiracy between Mr. Lamothe and his friend Patrice Baker to take over and sell the assets of Haitel, Mr. Lamothe filed suit in Florida against Haiti-Observateur.

Mr. Frank Cine, a shrewd businessman is delighted to circumvent the corrupted judicial system in Haiti by having the case before the Federal Court in New York seeking to enforce the contract although Lamothe's statement clarifies Teleco as plaintiff. From Bermuda to Florida, now in New York Court, Teleco's lawyer, Bertrand Madsen, a longtime friend and tennis man of Laurent Lamothe, had many difficulties to convince the Federal Judge in downtown Brooklyn, at Cadman Plaza.

Mr. Lamothe contrary to his affidavit has a lot to do with Teleco reluctance to honor the contract. Mr. Lamothe as Prime Minister not only appointed the governor of the Haitian Central Bank who is charged with managing Haiti's forty-percent interest in NATCOM, but the Haitian government sits on the board of directors of Teleco-NATCOM controlled directly by Laurent Lamothe. The issue is simple. Haitel is a competitor to Lamothe's Global Voice and NoPin. Both companies are currently doing business in Haiti with NATCOM a grave conflict of interest; so Lamothe has exercised his influence as Prime Minister, forcing the DGI to breach the contract between the two companies (Teleco and Haitel). In fact, Lamothe has been trying to get rid of all competitors in the telecommunication business since taking over as Prime Minister.

In several email exchanges (in possessioin of Tout Haiti) between  Laurent Lamothe and Franck Cine in the midst of 2011, it was clear that there was supposed to be a Protcole d'Accord (Memorandum of Understanding) between the Haitian Government and Haitel to solve the company debt issues. Will Lamothe deny the contents of such emails correspondence as well? Will he say that his email account was hacked?

So, when Lamothe told a federal court, he has no "official affiliation" with Teleco-Natcom, nothing could be further from the truth. But did we expect anything different?

 NSJ

Haitian Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe Committed Perjury In Brooklyn Federal Court

Lire Aussi:

• Bill, Hillary and the Haiti Debacle
• Freedom of Speech and the Press Censored: Tout Haiti Targeted by Laurent Lamothe ally, Vorbe & Fils, in Frivolous Lawsuit
• Richard Morse: Lamothe is misleading people about visiting Haiti
• Joseph Lambert a-t-il essayé de faire assassiner Jean Rony Philippe ?
• Audio: OPL de Sauveur Pierre Etienne est comme le Kotex new Freedoom " li la, li pala " ( Invité du jour Vision 2000)
• Haiti's first lady to run for president in 2016 ?
• L'immortel Danny Laferriere victime d'un braquage (hold-up) à Port-au-Prince
• Audio: Tentative d'enlèvement contre le sénateur Moise Jean Charles par le régime Martelly-Lamothe
• Martelly Appoints Duvalier Lawyer to Oversee Elections
• Fritzo Canton, avocat de Duvalier, est-il un citoyen français parachuté au CEP ?
• Martelly donne un « coup d'Etat aux deux autres pouvoirs », selon le sénateur Exius
• «Haïti, pays émergent en 2030» : une première phase ratée
• Le dossier de corruption de Sophia Martelly relancé par la cour d'Appel ce 7 Mai 2014
• Haiti pays émergent d’ici 2030: Cela exige un taux de croissance annuel de 8% et une stabilité politique. Est-on sur la bonne voie ?
• Le dossier de corruption de Sophia Martelly relancé par la cour d'Appel ce 7 Mai 2014
• La " Clause Franck Ciné": Le dossier de la HAITEL contre L'ÉTAT HAÏTIEN devant le Tribunal Fédéral de New York ce lundi 28 Avril 2014
• Vidéo: Brutalité policière contre les étudiants haïtiens par le régime Martelly-Lamothe (1 Mai 2014)
• Mobilisation internationale sur la gestion des 9,5 milliards de dollars américains mobilisés sous la férule de Bill Clinton pour la reconstruction d'Haïti.