Last Saturday, shortly before a visit of President Martelly to Dame Marie, specialized agents of the National Police of Haiti [UDMO and SWAT] have managed to capture, after two years on the run, the dangerous Chief of gang William Baptiste aka "Ti Blanc Pelé" when he prevailed in the past, to Simon-Pelé, a neighborhood of Cité Soleil].

Escaped from the penitentiary during the January 2010 earthquake, this powerful gang leader, had taken refuge, apparently there since last November in the southern region where he continued his criminal activities.

The Commissioner Frantz Lerebours Spokesperson of the PNH, reiterating the determination of the PNH to ensure the safety and tranquility of the citizens, clarified that William Baptiste, was on the list of the 25 most wanted criminals in Haiti and believes that other bosses (caïds) actively sought, could be in the region.

The senator Andris Riché (Grand Anse - Alternative) which confirms the news, believes that it is alleged to this individual numerous exactions of political activists in the region and its citizens. "...For several months we denounce his presence [...] it is a guy at can made ​​any acts in the area [...] is a good thing that he's locked up. This is not a small case, a guy which is linked with a set of case of kidnappings, assassinations, armed robbery etc... [...] he was a danger for the city...

I asked on several occasions his arrest, but they [the police] did not. Just now I heard they made a haul and they have captured it, I said it's fine and I hope this time they will put it in a safe place, to prevent it to made once again the disorder in the country. This individual is part of the bandits, who came to shoot my house, in the last elections [...] it's true that they are professionals and police in the area is not sufficient to act against them, because everyone was afraid of them. Today, it is thanks to the SWAT and UDMO that we have finally apprehended this individual..."

HL/ HaitiLibre