Paris : Duvalier waves to lawyers waiting outside his hotel . The former dictator would face formal trial and could return to politics , the lawyer says . When he died in 1971 , he was succeeded by his 19-year-old son , who went by the nickname of Baby Doc . He has been accused of financial wrongdoing and human rights violations . A judge must now decide whether there is merit in the charges .
Paris : Duvalier waves to lawyers waiting outside his hotel . The former dictator would face formal trial and could return to politics , the lawyer says . He has been accused of financial wrongdoing and human rights violations . A judge must now decide whether there is merit in the charges .