Haiti issues new passport to Aristide, lawyer says

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By Moni Basu, CNN
February 9, 2011 -- Updated 1502 GMT (2302 HKT)
... Ira Kurzban said he picked up the diplomatic passport Tuesday evening in Port-au-Prince, removing an obstacle for Aristide ... http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/02/09/haiti.aristide/?hpt=T2


Lawyer: Aristide to return soon to Haiti
MIAMI, UNITED STATES Feb 09 2011 18:32
... "He's in South Africa. I got his passport," Kurzban confirmed. Asked if Aristide could return in the coming days, the lawyer added: "That's my hope." ... Kurzban said he did not know the timing of Aristide's planned return and also would not reveal how he planned to hand over the new passport which was handed to the lawyer by Haitian officials in Port-au-Prince late on Tuesday. "Administratively on the Haitian side, there is no obstacle to the return of president Aristide," Haitian Interior Minister Paul Antoine Bien-Aime said on Tuesday ... http://mg.co.za/article/2011-02-09-lawyer-aristide-to-return-soon-haiti/


9 February 2011 Last updated at 05:14 ET
Haiti's ex-leader Aristide 'seeks no political role'
... "The vast majority of Haitians want to see Jean-Bertrand Aristide back in Haiti," Mr Kurzban said. Mr Kurzban said his client, who wanted to be involved in Haiti's education system, had repeatedly asked to be allowed to return home since being forced into exile in 2004 ... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-12401825