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Return of 'Baby Doc' Duvalier brings call for his arrest

Former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier's return to Haiti has surprised many and pushed at least one person to seek criminal charges against the former ruler.

Duvalier returned to his homeland Sunday after some 25 years in exile, injecting a further dose of uncertainty into an already turbulent political situation.

Michele Montas, a Haitian journalist and a former spokeswoman for the U.N. Secretary-General, said Monday night that she plans to file a criminal complaint against Duvalier.

"We have enough proof. There are enough people who can testify. And what I will do is go to a public prosecutor and there is a public prosecutor that could actually accommodate our complaints," she told CNN's "Parker Spitzer." ...
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