Haiti ? The head of Haiti’s electoral council fled the country after opponents threatened his life and burned down his farmhouse nearly two weeks after disputed elections, an official said Monday.

Jacques Bernard, appointed three months ago to bring order to a council that was plagued by organizational problems and infighting, left Sunday and may have traveled to Miami, said Michel Brunache, chief of staff for interim President Boniface Alexandre.

On Friday, Bernard had reported receiving threats and requested more security amid complaints about the vote count from the Feb. 7 elections, which returned former President Rene Preval to the office, Brunache said.

“He said he was afraid for himself and his family and said he wanted more security,” Brunache told The Associated Press. “I was shocked when I heard he had left.”

Bernard had kept a low profile since the nine-member council declared Preval the president on Thursday, eight days after the vote.