Haitians Demand Answers From Police After Gangs Kill 47, Kidnap More than 50
Police said gangs killed 47 people and kidnapped more than 50 in Kenscoff as authorities face questions over security failures.
- Haiti's National Police faced mounting criticism Thursday after a gang attack in Kenscoff killed 47 people and kidnapped more than 50, occurring late Sunday near Port-au-Prince.
- Prior to Sunday's attack, security operations had reduced violence in Kenscoff by 66% between January and August, according to the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data project.
- Police spokesperson Garry Desrosiers held a brief news conference Thursday but declined to detail plans for kidnapped victims, stating an investigation into potential police complicity or negligence is underway.
- A gang leader threatened to execute hostages and attack Tabarre, a neighborhood within Port-au-Prince, while police work to facilitate victims' return home.
- Gangs control an estimated 70% of Port-au-Prince, displacing 1.5 million people nationwide as Haiti prepares for its first general election in over a decade amid persistent insecurity.
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Haitians Demand Answers From Police After Gangs Kill 47
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haiti’s National Police are facing mounting criticism over why authorities failed to prevent a recent gang attack in which 47 people were killed and more than 50 kidnapped. Police spokesperson Garry Desrosiers took only a handful of questions from journalists at a news conference Thursday, just days after gangs attacked Kenscoff, a once-peaceful farming community nestled in the hills near Port-au-Prince. Asked what police…
Port-au-Prince, 27 Aug (EFE).- The Haitian Police announced on Thursday an investigation into the massacre of at least 47 people perpetrated by armed gangs in Kenscoff, a town on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, while the Government promised a "firm" response against those responsible.At a press conference, police commissioner Garry Desrosiers reported that the commander-in-chief of the Haitian National Police, André Jonas Vladimir Paraison, gav…
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