On Tuesday, after tabling his documents in the Chamber of Deputies, acting Prime Minister Jean Michel Lapin declared on sporadic shotguns of automatic weapons from La Saline, be aware of the situation of insecurity in the country.

Asked by journalists about the daily gunfire that forces the population to stay at home, especially in the suburbs of the capital but also in the provinces, the Head of Government replied "We are part of the population. All buildings in the area are affected by these bandits. So, we are aware [...] the country has developed, since 1986, a form of banditry that has evolved to put the State today in front of an armed guerrillas," affirming that several measures will be taken, following a special meeting of the High Council of the National Police (CSPN) that morning, without any further details because of national security, on these measures and the time when they will be applied, to put an end to these armed gangs that terrorize the Haitian population.

In view of the events, the armed gangs do not envisage a truce during the Holy Week, even seeming to redouble their activities, whereas beyond the speeches and the promises, the State can not reassure the population nor to convince that the Haitian National Police (PNH) and its special units are able to regain control of the situation and restore calm, while the head of Gang Arnel is allowed to publicly challenge the Police https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-27429-haiti-flash-arnel-challenges-the-pnh-to-reach-the-arrest-him.html and the latter failed for the 3rd time to capture him https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-27383-haiti-flash-the-gang-leader-arnel-enters-war-with-the-pnh.html

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-27429-haiti-flash-arnel-challenges-the-pnh-to-reach-the-arrest-him.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-27383-haiti-flash-the-gang-leader-arnel-enters-war-with-the-pnh.html

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