海地前总统在记者谋杀案中作证

 　　SANTO DOMINGO, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Haiti's former president Jean Bertrand Aristide testified in court Wednesday in the capital Port- au-Prince in the April 2000 murder of a prominent journalist.

　　The rarely-seen Aristide arrived at court at 8 am local time ( 1300 GMT) accompanied by some supporters, but an official ban issued on Tuesday on street demonstrations¹ kept away the massive crowds that often follow him.

　　He testified before Judge Yvickel Dabresil about the death of journalist Jean Leopold Dominique, a case that has remained unresolved.

　　Aristide arrived accompanied by Maryse Narcisse, spokesperson of the Fanmi Lavalas Party that first brought the former priest to power in 1990, and party deputies, including Francky Exius, John Joel Joseph and Moise Jean Charles.

　　Despite the ban, hundreds of his followers² gathered outside the court to express their support, though several police patrols were stationed around the court building to prevent the crowd from entering.

　　Lavalas Party supporters carried photos of the two-time president and shouted slogans against the government of current President Michel Martelly, accusing it of plotting against their leader and mismanaging the country's affairs.

　　Another large group of sympathizers had gathered outside Aristide's residence in the northern Tabarre district of the capital, before his caravan³ departed for court.

　　A day earlier, Haiti's National Police Chief Godson Orelus banned all public demonstrations during Aristide's court appearance, and announced all the necessary measures had been taken to guarantee Aristide's security.

　　Orelus also warned police were ready to quash any protests that threatened public order.

　　The influential⁴ journalist was shot on April 3, 2000, at the age of 69, as he was arriving at the radio station he owned, Radio Haiti Inter⁵. Jean Claude Louissaint, the guard at the radio station, was also killed.

　　Last February, Haitian authorities reopened the case, first calling on former president Rene Preval, who was also a personal friend of Dominique, to testify.

1 demonstrations   

证明( demonstration的名词复数 )； 表明； 表达； 游行示威

参考例句：

• Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。
• The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。

2 followers   

追随者( follower的名词复数 )； 用户； 契据的附面； 从动件

参考例句：

• the followers of Mahatma Gandhi 圣雄甘地的拥护者
• The reformer soon gathered a band of followers round him. 改革者很快就获得一群追随者支持他。

3 caravan   

n.大蓬车；活动房屋

参考例句：

• The community adviser gave us a caravan to live in.社区顾问给了我们一间活动住房栖身。
• Geoff connected the caravan to the car.杰弗把旅行用的住屋拖车挂在汽车上。

4 influential   

adj.有影响的，有权势的

参考例句：

• He always tries to get in with the most influential people.他总是试图巴结最有影响的人物。
• He is a very influential man in the government.他在政府中是个很有影响的人物。

5 inter   

v.埋葬

参考例句：

• They interred their dear comrade in the arms.他们埋葬了他们亲爱的战友。
• The man who died in that accident has been interred.在那次事故中死的那个人已经被埋葬了。