Port-Au-Prince , Haiti ( CNN ) -- Though he faces charges of financial wrongdoing and possibly human rights abuses , former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude `` Baby Doc '' Duvalier has no plans to leave his homeland , one of his lawyers said Wednesday . Attorney Reynold Georges told CNN that Duvalier would fight any charges against him and could very well get back into politics . `` You can bet your life on it , '' Georges said , referring to Duvalier 's intention to remain in Haiti , adding that Duvalier is looking into renovating one of his old homes . Duvalier made a brief appearance Wednesday , stepping out onto a balcony of the Karibe Hotel and waving to dozens of supporters . `` I will see you later , '' he said . Henri Sterlin , a Duvalier associate , said Duvalier planned to make a longer address later Wednesday or Thursday . Heavily armed police escorted Duvalier on Tuesday from the suburban hotel to a downtown court , where he was questioned for hours . The strongman is facing charges related to the embezzlement of Haitian money for personal gain during his 15-year rule , a government source told CNN . A judge has 30 days to investigate and decide whether the accusations merit moving forward with a case against Duvalier . But Georges said no firm evidence was presented in court . `` Blah , blah , blah , '' Georges said of the accusations . `` We have nothing to hide and we are not afraid of nobody , nothing , '' he said , adding that the judge asked Duvalier when he was planning to leave . `` If he wants to live in this country , that 's his right , '' Georges said . `` He is back to stay . He can do politics . He can come and go , do whatever he pleases as long as it is legal . '' The Duvalier family ruled Haiti for three decades starting in 1957 , when Francois `` Papa Doc '' Duvalier was elected president . He later declared himself president for life . When he died in 1971 , he was succeeded by his 19-year-old son , who went by the nickname of Baby Doc . Ousted from power after a popular rebellion in 1986 , Baby Doc shocked the world by returning to Haiti on Sunday night after some 25 years of exile in France . Human rights groups have demanded justice for a rule of brutality . During his years in power , thousands were tortured and killed and hundreds of thousands of Haitians fled into exile , according to Human Rights Watch . The United Nations said Tuesday that Duvalier 's presence in Haiti had taken the global body by surprise and it `` clearly raises issues of impunity and accountability . '' Rupert Colville , a spokesman for the U.N. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights , said a range of human rights abuses and corruption issues surround Duvalier . It 's still unclear why Duvalier decided to go back to Haiti but his presence certainly added to a bubbling cauldron of political turmoil sparked by a presidential election mired in controversy . `` Obviously this is an important and crucial time for the people of Haiti , '' said White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs . `` Any political leader or any former political leader should focus not only on him or herself , but on making progress towards a set of important elections , '' Gibbs said , adding that such people should dedicate `` their time and their energy toward the reconstruction of the country . '' Preliminary results of the November 28 election placed former first lady Mirlande Manigat in a runoff with Jude Celestin , the candidate backed by Haiti 's unpopular President Rene Preval . However , international monitors charged fraud and a subsequent election review put Celestin in third place . Observers suggested he be eliminated from contention . Preval 's government has not officially commented on Duvalier 's return , though some Haitians , craving a father figure to lead the nation out of crisis , have commented favorably on the days of Duvalierism . But Garry Pierre-Pierre , editor of the New York-based Haitian Times , blamed the father-son Duvalier dynasty for a nation struggling to regain footing . He said the scars still run deep from an era when no one trusted each other . Pierre-Pierre said he hopes justice will finally prevail . `` If there is a bright spot , '' he said , `` finally we have to face that decision that we have never faced straight up . We 've been in denial about what happened during the 29-year reign of dictatorship of the Duvaliers . '' CNN 's John Zarrella , Lonzo Cook , Kim Segal , Mary Snow and Moni Basu contributed to this report .
NEW : Duvalier waves to supporters waiting outside his hotel . The former dictator would fight formal charges and could return to politics , the lawyer says . Duvalier has been accused of financial wrongdoing and human rights abuses . A judge must now decide whether there is merit in the accusations .