Haiti: Hundreds attend 'Baby Doc' Duvalier's funeral

 

 Duvalier's coffin was draped with the Haitian flag, but he was

 not given a state funeral

Hundreds of people in Haiti have attended the funeral of the country's former ruler, Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier.

Duvalier was accused of corruption and widespread human rights abuses during his 15-year rule.
He was not given a state funeral, but the Haitian government sent representatives to the service.
Duvalier died of a heart attack in the capital Port-au-Prince last Saturday aged 63.
Some of those who served under him - including retired military officers - friends and family members paid their last respects at the chapel of his former school.
"Long live Duvalier! He's not dead!" they chanted during the service.
President Michel Martelly wrote on Twitter last week that Duvalier was "an authentic son of Haiti".
'Not guilty' Duvalier was just 19 when in 1971 he inherited the title of "president-for-life" from his father, the notorious Francois "Papa Doc" Duvalier.
During "Baby Doc" Duvalier's repressive regime, tens of thousands of people were tortured and killed, human rights groups say.

 

For some time, Jean-Claude Duvalier was the youngest president

 in the world

 

Supporters said the impoverished Caribbean nation was better off 

under Duvalier's rule

 

The son of "Baby Doc," Francois-Nicolas Duvalier, was at the

 religious ceremony

"Baby Doc" Duvalier was forced to flee Haiti following a popular rebellion in 1986.
He lived in great luxury in France during exile, but returned home in 2011, a year after Haiti was devastated by a major earthquake.
Duvalier described his return to Haiti as a gesture of solidarity to the nation.
He was arrested and charged, but released shortly afterwards.
When he finally appeared in court in February 2013, he denied responsibility for abuses carried out during his time as president.
Judges ruled he could face crimes against humanity charges, but the case had stalled some time before he died.