President Aristide comments on continuing tension over his rule

(1 Feb 2004)
Port au Prince
1. Wide shot of arrival of President Aristide after meeting with Caricom
2. Saluting soldiers
3. Aristide greeting soldiers
4. Close up of Haitian Flag
5. Wide shot of press conference
6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Haitian President:
"I can say that I was committed as an elected President to be the President of every single Haitian to work with Lavalas as with the opposition, with the civic society as the private sector and with the pubic sector. So this is my responsibility, which I assume since I was elected. Along the way, as tonight, I continue to renew my commitment to help my country by working with the opposition, for instance."
7. Cutaway
8. SOUNDBITE: (English) Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Haitian President:
"If I move from the government to elections, we need security to organise elections. If we work to see how are the conditions of those detainees, those who have to be free, they have to be free. Those who need to see the judge, they have to see the judge and I was committed as I am committed to move fast and straight to have the rights, the full rights respected."
Cap Haitien
9. Various shots of opposition members marching
10. Local police
11. Close up of armed man
12. Anti-riot police
STORYLINE:
Police firing in the air and militant supporters of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide hurling rocks halted an anti-government protest in Cap-Haitien city on Saturday, following a pattern that has critics complaining of repression.
Two bystanders, a 13-year-old boy and a woman, were shot and wounded, Radio Vision 2000 reported from Haiti's northern port city.
It was not clear who fired the shots or what condition the victims were in.
People were hurt by the hail of rocks and bottles hurled by Aristide supporters, but it was unclear how many, the independent radio station reported.
One police officer was injured by a rock.
"Aristide must go whether he likes it or not," chanted more than 1,000 demonstrators as they marched under police protection for a mile (1.5 kilometres) in downtown Cap-Haitien before being attacked by about 20 Aristide partisans armed with guns, according to Radio Vision.
Police then fired in the air and the protesters ran away.
The march was called by a coalition of opposition parties and civil groups that have organised numerous strikes and demonstrations since December.
At least 50 people have been killed since mid-September in clashes between protesters and police, and protesters and Aristide supporters.
On Friday, the US State Department ordered its nonessential diplomats and family members to leave the impoverished Caribbean country.
The State Department warned Americans against visiting a place where the government "has not been able to maintain order ... and in some instances has assisted in violently repressing the demonstrations."
Haiti has been in turmoil since Aristide's Lavalas Family party swept flawed legislative elections in 2000.
Aristide has pledged to hold new elections, but the opposition coalition refuses to participate unless he steps down.
Aristide was elected in a separate 2000 election marred by an opposition boycott and poor voter turnout for a term that ends in 2006.
Haiti's leader has condemned the violence that erupts during protests, even as critics accuse him of egging on his supporters and police of sometimes attacking anti-government protesters.
Seven of them later were released.
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