Martelly: "not invested" well

The money delivered to Haiti after the earthquake of 2010 was not "properly", reversed because he concentrated on assisting the victims rather than go immediately for reconstruction and development, said President Michel Martelly, almost two years after the disaster. "The money was not spent correctly: instead of carrying water and food to the people we could have started the reconstruction, to provide jobs and those same people might have been able to buy food and water", said in an interview in Caracas the Haitian President.

"What was done to save lives was justified, but from a perspective more practical that same money could have been used in another way to contribute to sustainable development" of the Caribbean country, he added.

But Martelly, who, against all odds, took the reins of Haiti in may, already surpassed the most critical phase of the emergency after the earthquake of January 12, 2010, assured that it is not u000a"time to blame anyone" but to look towards the future

"The money was handed over to organizations who did things without the knowledge of the Government (...)" "Some have benefited from our weakness and that should change it," denounced Martelly, the former singer popular.

Forces armed
Finally, Martelly requested not to fear his initiative to restore the armed forces, disbanded 17 years ago then decades of military coups, a point on which works a civil Commission chosen by the President. "Plan have a modern army", that has a medical staff in cases of disasters and a corps of engineers, to fight against drug trafficking and defend borders, explained.

Martelly ensured that the foundational doctrine of the armored Corps, expected to announce in January 2012 does not seek to "scare people", noting that he is "more concerned about a coup, because it would be the" u000a"victim".

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