He government of haiti this Thursday extended for a month the state of emergency in the department of the capital Port-au-Princeplagued by gang violence.
Measurepublished in the official newspaper of the small Caribbean nation, was confirmed to the AFP by a government source who stated that “the curfew will be applied according to needs” of the authorities.
Gangs in Haiti
Several armed gangs control a large part of Port-au-Prince and maintain a violent pulse cagainst the authorities of Prime Minister Ariel Henry, whose resignation they demand. On Wednesday night, these gangs set fire to a new police post, demonstrating once again that they have no intention of stopping this spiral of violence.
The police substation attacked is located in Bas-Peu-de-Chose, in a neighborhood of Port-au-Prince that frequently suffers attacks by gangs, he told the AFP lionel Lazarre, general coordinator of the Haitian police union Synapoha. The agents of the post tThey had time to leave the building before the attack, said this officer, who assured that the assault had been planned since last weekend.
The gangs also set fire to a police vehicle and several motorcycles.
The UN’s concern for Haiti
Shortly before this latest attack, the UN Security Council expressed concern about the “critical” situation in Haiti. The gangs have been attacking strategic places in the country for days, including several police stations.
A influential gang leader, Jimmy Chérizier, warned on Tuesday that if the Prime Minister Henry did not resign, the country would be heading towards civil war.
“Either Haiti becomes a paradise for everyone or a hell for everyone,” declared this 46-year-old former police officer nicknamed ‘Barbecue’.
Attacks by criminal gangs in Haiti
According to a Synapoha countsince they started Coordinated attacks by gangs, 10 police buildings were destroyed and two civilian prisons attacked and emptied of their inmates.
With authorities and schools closed, many Residents try to flee the violence with their few belongings under their arms, while others venture out only to buy essentials.
Source: Ambito
