Haiti extends the state of emergency in Port-au-Prince for a month due to the escalation of violence

The government of Haiti This Thursday, the state of emergency was extended for a month in the Western department, where the capital Port-au-Prince is located, due to the situation of insecurity and violence.

A decree published in a special issue of Haiti’s official newspaper, ‘Le Moniteur’, and signed by the Council of Ministers, states “the order establishing the emergency state on security matters throughout the Western department for a period of one month.”

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This decision was taken after the state of emergency and the 72-hour extendable curfew decreed on Sunday for that area expired on Wednesday, as a result of the escalation of tension that has been experienced in the country for a week at the hands of armed gangs. . and in the absence of Prime Minister, Ariel Henrycurrently in Puerto Rico.

O violence increased following the announcement last Thursday of Prime Minister Ariel Henry’s commitment to holding elections no later than August 2025.

Two lifeless bodies lay this Tuesday in front of the Carrefour Aéroport police station, which was set on fire last night by gang members, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. (Photo: Johnson Sabin/EFE).

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Since then, gangs that claim to have sought to escape from power Ariel Henriquetheir attacks have increased and shootings are occurring, especially in the metropolitan region of Port-au-Prince.

Last Saturday, the assault on the two main prisons in the capital by armed groups allowed the escape of more than 3,000 prisoners.

The escalation of violence began with the departure of Ariel Henry from the country, after participating in the Caribbean Community (Caricom) summit in Guyana and traveling to Kenya to head the multinational security support mission approved by the UN and which he will lead. that African country.

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Now Henry is in Puerto Rico, where he landed on Tuesday after being unable to do so in the Dominican Republic and after several days of unknown whereabouts.

Source: Elcomercio