Convicted Rebel Leader Surrenders to Officials
- Share via
A rebel commander convicted of killing supporters of ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide surrendered to justice officials but proclaimed his innocence and predicted that he would be vindicated.
Louis-Jodel Chamblain said his conviction in absentia in 2000 was politically motivated. Under Haitian law, those convicted in absentia are entitled to another trial when they return.
Chamblain surrendered as a conference for international donors opened in Port-au-Prince. Haiti is reeling from the revolt that ousted Aristide on Feb. 29.
More From the Los Angeles Times
Podcasts
The latest effort is coming from the L.A. County Board of Supervisors. They just announced a $3 million program in conjunction with some nonprofits groups to test and clean the soil at homes still standing in the areas impacted by the Eaton Fire.
California once bet big on offshore wind to help power its clean-energy future, but the Trump administration is now paying developers billions to walk away from their projects. As California’s remaining offshore-wind leases hang in the balance, the state is fighting back in court.
The Hillside Strangler murders terrorized Los Angeles in the late 1970s. The killers were a pair of sadistic cousins. One confessed. The other was set to stand trial—until L.A. prosecutors flinched.
