Former Haiti PM calls for sanctions against prominent nationals from DR

Former Prime Minister of Haiti, Claude Joseph, is calling on the government to sanction at least 53 prominent nationals from the Dominican Republic, including President Luis Abinader, after the Spanish-speaking country banned 39 Haitians from entering the country

Joseph, who served as prime minister between the period April 14 to July 20, 2021, and is among individuals banned from entering the neighboring country, wrote on his Twitter account on Sunday that he had presented a list to the government of Prime Minister Dr Ariel Henry to sanction the 53 Dominicans

The list includes President Abinader as well as former presidents Leonel Fernández and Hipólito Mejía as well as the President of the Chamber of Deputies, Alfredo Pacheco, and the President of the Constitutional Court, Milton Ray Guevera