A former Haitian prisoner says 'Baby Doc' Duvalier's criminal legacy should never be forgotten

The World | Oct 6, 2014
Now that "Baby Doc" Duvalier has died in his native Haiti, there is talk of giving him a state funeral. But Boby Duval, who was imprisoned by Duvalier in the 1970s, says Baby Doc's history of embezzlement and repression should remain to teach future generations what not to do.

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