Haiti’s president, Jovenel Moise, announced on Monday that his executive will take a series of measures to combat the phenomenon of violence affecting the country, for which he has sought the support of the Organization of American States (OAS).
Via a message on Twitter after chairing an extraordinary council of ministers, The president announced the issuing of a decree revising the law of emergency and that it will enable the Haitian National Police (PNH) to obtain the necessary resources to fight crime, including external support from the institution.
“I have just chaired an extraordinary council of ministers at the National Palace on the phenomenon of insecurity. to fight “.
The decree “allows the PNH and the FAd’H (Haiti Armed Forces) to work in synergy to combat insecurity. their mission, “said a second tweet.
A few hours earlier, Moise posted another message on the same platform mentioning an interview he had this morning with OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro, “which focused solely on security.”
“During this exchange, I asked this important organization for technical support from the HNP to fight effectively against banditry and terrorism,” the message added.
Almagro also referred to the interview on his Twitter profile, where he published that Moise had asked him “to provide strong technical support to the organization in the security field”.
The announcement is in response to the high level of violence in the country just days after the death of four members of the security forces in the Village-de-Dieu district, where eight officers were also injured.
Moise expressed outrage at the police officers’ deaths last Friday in a speech via social networks, describing the officers as heroes and offering condolences to the more than 14,000 police officers who make up the institution.
The southern part of the capital has been one of the most dangerous places in Port-au-Prince for years, where gangs operate to terrorize the population.
Last year, the government even threatened to invade that area by force, but the operation was cut short after human rights organizations warned of the danger the intervention would pose to the civilian population.