Tired of rapidly growing gang violence, thousands of Haitians hit the streets | News of crime

Armed gangs control about 85 percent of the capital’s Portoprensas, according to the UN.

Thousands of Haitians have gone to the streets of Portoprensas to express anger against armed gangs that control almost the entire capital and its surrounding areas and the failure to hold the government.

Since mid -February, Haiti has experienced a regeneration of violence. Gangs, which control about 85 percent of Portoprensas, according to the United Nations, have increased attacks in several neighborhoods that have not been previously controlled by spreading to the terror of the population.

Violent groups are united behind coalitions, known as VIV Ansanm, and forced more than one million people from their homes, which has contributed to the freezing of the economy and promoted mass starvation. They are also accused of extortion, mass rape and murder.

The transition government, a rotating presidential council, appointed almost a year ago, has little to do with a long -term insufficient and under -funded security mission to detain the progress of the gang so far.

Starting Wednesday, protesters built barriers and disrupted traffic by going to the President’s Transition Council (CPT) and the prime ministerial offices before the police dispersion.

They condemned the inactivity of the authorities who, almost a year after the CPT, have failed to restore security created after the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry.

“Do you see what’s going on?” Protester Joseph Macendy told Reuters a news agency. “Nowadays, Haitian people will fight to be free. We are free. These men can’t scare me today.”

“We are no longer able to withstand this insecurity in the country,” one protester told AFP’s news agency who refused to be named.

“It is unacceptable that we continue to lose the area. In fact, I believe that the authorities of these areas are transferred to bandits that do not rise to this event,” he added.

The protest came days after the massive capacity of Mirebalais in the central city.

From Sunday evening to Monday, a gang attacked a police station and prison in Mirebalais, about 50 km (30 miles) northeast of Portora, releasing 529 prisoners.

This attack and another nearby city forced 5,981 people to flee from their homes, according to the International Migration Organization.

Many critics have claimed that the government’s poor performance against gang progress is due to corruption and even a secret agreement with armed men and their financial supporters.

While the government has rejected these accusations, the Haitian authorities have an ancient corruption -based corruption and its judicial system is paralyzed during violence.

The multinational security mission led by Kenya, which includes about 1,000 police officers from six countries and the UN support, also helps Haiti to deal with violence against the gang.

But the situation continues to deteriorate.

“We demand security restoration, free movement and our children return to school,” AFP said another protester when talking to anonymity.

“Down with bandits! Time alive peace and security. If the authorities are shocked by events, they must leave.”