Haiti - 34th anniversary : Official ceremony in memory of the massacre of the ruelle Vaillant
Monday, November 29, Prime Minister ai Ariel Henry, on the occasion of the 34th anniversary of the massacre of the ruelle Vaillant (November 29, 1987), went to the scene to pay tribute to the memory of the voters, who ballots in hand, have been killed by shot and machetes by soldiers during the first post-Duvalier elections, a massacre that left more than 30 dead and dozens injured. Ariel Henry proceeded in a short wreath laying ceremony and gathered in memory of the victims.
"On November 29, marking the 34th anniversary of the Vaillant Lane massacre, I lay this wreath in memory of our victims, peaceful citizens and voters, killed, ballots in hand, for the cause of democracy. May this heinous and barbaric act never happen again," Tweeted the Prime Minister.
The Head of Government took the opportunity to reiterate his unwavering determination to continue to work, without respite, to create a peaceful social and political climate, aimed at guaranteeing the organization of free, transparent and non-partisan elections throughout the country. national territory considering "It is the sine qua non condition to endow the country with a legitimately elected political staff, intended to make the democratic institutions function at full capacity."
According to the Prime Minister, such acts must never happen again. In his capacity as president of the Superior Council of the National Police (CSPN) he recalled that the National Police of Haiti (PNH), "guarantor of the protection of lives and property, remains the flagship symbol of a united Nation and indivisible [...] of the Haitian people who dream so much of fully enjoying the fruits of our nascent democracy."
