Faced with the inaction of the Ministry, the CSPJ acts

Faced with the inaction of the Ministry of Justice https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-38861-haiti-news-zapping.html the Superior Council of the Judiciary (CSPJ) urges the heads of jurisdictions to prohibit Magistrates no-certified to sit or exercise any function within the judiciary. And to "take all the necessary measures or even seize the public fore, in the event of reluctance, for the purpose of recovering the rolling stock and other equipment still in the possession of the non-certified Magistrates."

Gangs set up road tolls

The Canaan gang led by Chief "Jeff" who controls the northern entrance and exit of the capital, imposes a right of passage on drivers. The toll on the road to Martissant by armed groups is also about to be formalized...

Warrant to bring against the Mayor of Liancourt

After having shunned on February 8 an invitation from the Public Prosecutor's Office, https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-38790-haiti-news-zapping.html the commissioner of the Government of Saint-Marc, Me Venson François issued a mandate to bring against the Mayor a.i. of Liancourt Ducarmel Mercy alias "Camo" who is accused of criminal association and complicity with the gang of Savien.

Estère : the PNH regains control of its police station

Thursday, February 23, 2023 in the early morning, Roger Goodson Jeune, the Departmental Director of the Artibonite Police, with several agents from the Departmental Unit for Maintaining Order (UDMO), regained control of the Estère police station. He also took the opportunity to post an armored vehicle in the area of the police station to protect the area and the citizens of the commune. Measures are taken to prevent bandits from continuing to block RN#1.

USA : Senators calling for tougher sanctions

US senators are reintroducing a bill calling for much tougher penalties against armed gangs in Haiti and those who fund them. A congressman laments that US efforts to tackle criminal gangs in Haiti and their sponsors have not kept pace with similar efforts by the Canadian government.

Urban violence, 2,000 people fled their homes

Security conditions in the Metropolitan Area of Port-au-Prince continue to be problematic. A series of armed attacks in the Haitian capital caused the displacement of nearly 2,000 people last January. During the same month, the International Organization for Migration (IOM - Haiti) provided humanitarian assistance to nearly a thousand people who benefited in particular from an annual subsidy for the rental of accommodation, hygiene and medical and psychosocial care.

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