At least 18 alleged members of bands haitian died or were injured between Monday and Tuesday in various operations carried out by the National Police with the help of the local population, he announced to the press the spokesperson for the institution, Lionel Lazarre.
The bandits were in a truck and they intended to invade several areas, including the commune of Delmas and Petionville, where at least ten of them were burned by members of the local population.
The balance sheet is likely to increase as a result of the actions undertaken by the population and the National Police of Haitiwho has asked people to collaborate tightly.
In the areas of Post Marchand and Saint Antoine, in the city center, the Police said they seized a public transport bus, in which they found three rifles and a large amount of ammunition, and another vehicle in which the gang members were traveling.
For several days now, the bands armed who sow chaos in the country threaten to take control of Delmas and Petionville, which are not yet under their direct control.
The Police operations take place a week after bands armed of the Vivre Ensemble (Living Together) coalition, led by former police officer Jimmy Cherizier, alias ‘Barbecue’, will announce days of terror in the area metropolitan from Port-au-Prince.
At the beginning of last week two airplanes American commercials were shotwhich led to the closure of the Toussaint Louverture international airport, the country’s main airport, and the suspension of Flights by several companies.
The UN also temporarily suspended the delivery of humanitarian aid due to the impossibility of access to the port and airport in the capital, due to the serious deterioration of security.
Only between July and September last at least 1,223 people died and 522 were injured in Haiti as a consequence of the violence and the fight against bandsaccording to the United Nations Integrated Office in the Caribbean country (BINUH).
Added to this are the 3,900 victims, including deaths and injuries, in the first half of the year, after 2023 closed with around 8,000 victims.
Reactions of the press Haitian
In response to attacks by bands In the different neighborhoods of Port-au-Prince, the Haitian media reported on the dead, burned and mutilated bodies found in the street.
The correspondent for the Caribbean Miami HeraldJacqueline Charles, published on the social network X that, in an area near the residence of the United States ambassador, armed men had been seen. “The population carries machetes and the bandits are burning while the police try to stabilize the situation,” he declared.
Also, the director of the Latin American and Caribbean Program of the International Crisis Group, Renata Segura, responded to Charles that “Petionville is the area of
The Haitian newspaper Radio Télé Métronome reported that the population is supporting the National Police of Haiti burning the trucks where the bands They transported bandits who wanted to settle in Pétion-ville and Haut Delmas.
America Info 7 published that “from the day former Prime Minister Garry Conille was dismissed, the bands of Vivansanm have made Haiti is worse than it has ever been, especially in the country’s capital. The new prime minister, Aliix Didier Fils-Aimé, and his entire cabinet have not yet taken major steps to repress the gangs and then try to dismantle them. “Some people say the Prime Minister doesn’t even know how primacy is done, so it would take some time, because it just happened.”
