The conflict between two rival gangs in the Cite Soleil district, a poor area of the capital Port-au-Prince, led to a security crisis involving thousands of innocent people. In the statement made by the National Human Rights Defense Network, a non-governmental organization, 89 people have been killed, 74 injured and 16 missing in the last week of conflicts. It is thought that 47 of those who lost their lives were gang members, while the remaining 42 were residents of the neighborhood caught in the crossfire.
THEY ARE BURNED ALIVE
In the statement, which stated that 21 people were burned alive among those killed, it was stated that the Haitian National Police did not intervene in the clashes, and that the state authorities remained unresponsive to the events.
TWO GANGS ARE FIGHTING!
It has been reported that the Brooklyn Neighborhood, located in the Cite Soleil area and where thousands of poor people live, was closed to entrances and exits by gangs. It was reported that two gangs known as G9 and G-Pep fought for control of the region.
ESCAPE ARE SHOOTING
Mamuza Muhindo, the representative of another non-governmental organization, Doctors Without Borders, which provides health services in the region, stated that the poor people could not leave their homes due to the closure of the region to transportation and the clashes of armed groups, and that they were suffering from a shortage of clean water, food and medical aid. Muhindo also stated that the area has turned into a real battlefield, adding that many corpses were found in the streets and those who tried to escape from the area were shot.
THEY STARTED FIRE ON THE PRIME MINISTER
Last year, members of the G9 opened fire as Prime Minister Ariel Henry was about to lay a wreath at a monument, prompting Prime Minister Henry to be quickly removed from the area. The leader of the G9 is known to be Jimmy Cherizier, a former police officer nicknamed “Barbecue”. (UAV)