Summary of the CSCCA judgment of 2016-05-19: Recours exercé par l’agent I, le sieur Joel Élysée, contre la décision de résiliation de son contrat par la Police Nationale d’Haïti (PNH) et l’état h
Summary: The court's published summary of its judgment of 2016-05-19 in the following case: Recours exercé par l’agent I, le sieur Joel Élysée, contre la décision de résiliation de son contrat par la Police Nationale d’Haïti (PNH) et l’état haïtien. The court sat in its administrative jurisdiction. The summary gives the facts, the texts applied and the operative ruling. The court publishes these summaries rather than the judgments themselves, and they are most of what is publicly available of Haitian financial and administrative case law.
Key Findings
- The 19 May 2016 administrative decision ruled on Joel Elysee's appeal against PNH termination decision 597-12 Re-296/IGNPH.
- Elysee had been appointed on 1 March 2011 and was dismissed after an incident in which he used his service weapon in a family conflict and wounded Cliford Eugene.
- The disciplinary decision cited serious professional misconduct, abusive use of force, false declaration and violation of article 9 of the police code of ethics.
- Elysee petitioned CSCCA on 29 March 2015 after avoiding indictment and after the victim's successors withdrew.
- The Court found the appeal admissible because checks issued through March 2015 showed notification was 25 March 2015 rather than 26 November 2014, preserving the 90-day filing period.
- On the merits, the Court upheld the dismissal as lawful and rejected reinstatement.
How to cite
Superior Court of Accounts and Administrative Disputes (CSCCA), Summary of the CSCCA judgment of 2016-05-19: Recours exercé par l’agent I, le sieur Joel Élysée, contre la décision de résiliation de son contrat par la Police Nationale d’Haïti (PNH) et l’état h, https://cscca.gouv.ht/