Haiti | Massive escapes of prisoners – Everything is being done to “arrest those responsible for these criminal acts”, announces Emmelie Prophète Milcé –
Editorial Minute
The Haitian political scene reveals, in a tragicomic tale, its theater of ridicule, where official declarations oscillate between promise and parody. The government commissioner of Port-au-Prince, Maître Ellder Guillaume, makes an ironic pirouette, contradicting previous assurances of the de facto Minister of Justice, Émilie Prophète-Milce, concerning severe sanctions against the G9 terrorists united in the context of the spectacular escape of thousands of prisoners from the national penitentiary.
The capture of fugitives released by the terrorists of the “2024 Revolution” was never on the agenda for Me Prophète Milce, former director of the National Library, vandalized by the gangs, but she has not yet done so. public statement on these acts of violence committed by gangs.
The picture becomes more complicated with the announcement on Thursday by Me Guillaume, ironically inviting the fugitives to surrender, without offering the slightest prospect of their re-incarceration. Indeed, faced with a landscape where the prison administration is reduced to nothing by the spectacular escape of last February, the practical and logistical challenges become insurmountable.
The dichotomy between official rhetoric and reality on the ground crystallizes the ambiguities inherent in the management of public security in Haiti. While turbulent events demonstrate the fragility of institutions, the government persists in its logic of control and authority, even as evidence of its ineffectiveness accumulates.
While bandits and terrorists sow terror in the streets of Port-au-Prince, even penetrating the prison walls to free thousands of dangerous criminals, the Minister of Justice was conspicuous by her absence. His promises of investigations and prosecutions remain unheeded, while the country descends into chaos.
His disappearance in the midst of a security crisis, coupled with the absence of concrete answers regarding the capture of fugitives, calls into question the coherence and competence of government leadership. Master Elder Guillaume’s satirical statement, urging prisoners to surrender without offering practical solutions regarding their re-incarceration, illustrates the yawning gap between political rhetoric and concrete action.
Marked by declarations intended to maintain the illusion of control, the official dynamic is increasingly criticized by a population exasperated by the inaction of public authorities. The country’s interests are relegated to the background in this ridiculous power game, where positions are coveted for the simple fact of remaining on board the sinking ship.
