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Strong man in Haiti dies mysteriously
Port au Prince Haiti AP One of Haiti s most powerful men a colonel indicted on U S drug charges who until recently led the country s most feared army unit has died under suspicious circumstances a family friend says Col Jean Claude Paul who was forcibly retired Sept 30 as commander of the Dessalines Battalion died about 3 p m Sunday of a heart attack in his home in suburban Fermathe Radio Haiti Inter said He was 49 The independent station gave no other details but a family friend said there was speculation the 29 year army veteran was poisoned Paul s maid and gardener were detained by police for questioning said the family friend who would not be identified further In addition the colonel s former wife Mireille Deliois was taken to the Petionville police station for protection because of fear of reprisals by Paul s relatives