Media Advisory
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JULY 21, 2010
Haiti Hoaxters Hold Real Press Conference
CONTACT: Laurence Fabre
Cell: 514-770-9664
Email: laurencefrancinefabre@gmail.com
The group behind the recent fake press conference announcement pledging that France would pay Haiti 21 billion USD will hold its first real press conference, in Montreal.
WHERE: Rm. 204, Centre St. Pierre (1212 Rue Panet, between Rene Levesque and Rue St. Catherine St. East, nearest metro Beaudry), Montreal, QC, Canada
(The press conference will also be streamed live at www.diplomatiegov.info)
WHEN: Thursday, July 22, 2010, 10 am
WHO: The Committee for the Reimbursement of the Indemnity Money Extorted from Haiti (CRIME)
CRIME’s press conference on Thursday comes one week after the French government stated it was considering legal recourse against those behind the spoof announcement that France would repay the 90 million gold francs it had demanded in financial compensation from Haiti after the former French colony’s independence.
CRIME took responsibility for the fake announcement last Friday, with the group’s spokesperson Laurence Fabre commenting that “It is most unfortunate that the Quay d’Orsay has been so ungrateful, and frankly, uncooperative, with our bold initiative to improve the French government’s reputation in Haiti.”
In a public statement explaining their action, CRIME stated, “Is a spoof website such a grave crime, when compared to what the French have done in Haiti? We leave it to the court of world public opinion to decide: Who are the real criminals.”
CRIME is extending a special invitation to Thursday’s press conference to members of Montreal’s Haitian diaspora community.
For video of the fake announcement: www.diplomatiegov.info
For background, see:
- Le Devoir (July 20) “Aide française à la reconstruction d'Haïti - Un canular qui ne fait pas sourire les autorités: Des militants québécois auraient pris part à la supercherie”: http://www.ledevoir.com/international/actualites-internationales/292894/...
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New York Times (July 16): http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/16/faux-french-foreign-ministry...
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