'No abuse charges' for Haiti's Baby Doc Duvalier (BBC)
Haiti's former leader Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier should face trial on corruption charges but not for human rights abuses, a Haitian judge has said.
The magistrate indicated that torture and murder committed during Mr Duvalier's 1971-86 rule fell outside Haiti's statute of limitations.
Human rights groups have condemned the decision and say they will appeal.
Mr Duvalier, 60, returned to Haiti a year ago after 25 years in exile.
He has denied allegations that he was responsible for the torture and murder of thousands of people and embezzled hundreds of millions of dollars from the impoverished nation.
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more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-16802748
How to get away with murder -- literally. Just leave the country and wait out the statute of limitations.
