P-to-P, April 24, 2024 [Alter Presse] — The National Union for Integrity and Reconciliation (Unir) political party calls on all sectors to engage in the ongoing transition process, support it and ensure that it brings results.
“There is a requirement for stability. We do not have the right to fail,” declares the coordinator of the Unir political party, Jean Clarens Renois on the show TiChezBabroadcast on AlterRadio 106.1 Fm and followed by AlterPresse.
Haiti demands more dignity in its management and more independence from the influence of the international community, he maintains.
It is for the first time that the country is trying to experiment with a collegial government, bringing together different political parties, and it is interesting, he believes.
Political parties, which were once very opposed, now find themselves in the same discussion circles and consolidate an opportunity to work together, applauds the Unite political party, also noting how difficult it will be to corrupt 7 or 9 members of a Advice at the same time.
Haiti is capable of regaining its dignity and sovereignty in this new experience that the country is preparing to undergo. This possible conquest could allow Haitians to have confidence in the State and to grant a certain credit to the leaders and elites, he hopes.
“It is an experience to be supported, to be encouraged in order to build a new society.”
Thursday, April 25, 2024 is the date chosen for the installation, at the Welcome Villa, located in the heights of Bourdon/Musseau (eastern sector), of the members of the Presidential Transitional Councilappointed on April 16, 2024, a source from this body confirmed for AlterPresse.
This former private residence, now state property, served, among other things, as the main office of the Provisional Electoral Council (cep), the prime ministers’ office, and a second place of reference for the executive power.
The coordinated and intense action of the gangs, which occupy around 90% of the capital, pushed to abandon the idea of organizing the installation ceremony at the national palace, located on the Champ de Mars, the main public square in the center of the capital city.
The de facto government proceeded, on the evening of Tuesday April 16, 2024, to the formal publication of the reproduced order of appointment of the 9 members of the said Council.
The question of armed gangs
We must find assistance from the international community, in order to combat armed gangs and not to amnesty them, insists the Unir political party.
Any amnesty would be equivalent to giving a bonus to crime, warns the Unir political party, while asking the justice system to crack down on all those who finance, distribute weapons, money, so that the gangs, who kill, rape and steal, can proliferate.
However, Clarens Renois suggests thinking about the rehabilitation and social integration of young people who, in a moment of madness and euphoria, have joined gang groups.
The Unir political party demands prison for those who deserve it, after trial.
After a show of force from armed gangs, who forced Ariel Henry to resign on Monday March 11, 2024finding themselves blocked in Puerto Rico since Tuesday March 5, 2024former police officer Guy Philippe – [[1]who declares that he advocates a so-called “peaceful” “revolution”, suggested that he would be ready to implement an amnesty program for gang leaders in Haiti, once elected president, in an interview with the Reuters newspaper.
The worsening, since Thursday February 29, 2024, of the security situation in Port-au-Prince places armed gangs at the heart of current concerns.
An escalation of violence, provoked since Thursday February 29, 2024 in the metropolitan area of the capital, Port-au-Prince, by armed gangs and American pressure forced the de facto Prime Minister, Ariel Henry to announce his resignation, the Monday March 11, 2024.
“The gangs have political forces, which still support them. They want to install someone in power. So, restoring security will not be an easy task, especially since the police are very weakened,” says the Unite political party.
“One of the problems lies in the fact that we do not have an effective security force to regain control of the capital, Port-au-Prince and other communes of Artibonite under the domination of armed gangs” , considers the Unir political party, which encourages active international cooperation, through the United Nations. to meet the security challenges in Haiti.
A major challenge, security includes controlling borders, establishing relations with foreign powers, creating opportunities for young people and ending links between armed gangs and the private and political sectors, explains Clarens Renois.
The deployment of a Multinational Security Support Mission (Mmas) in Haiti has been authorized by the United Nations Security Council since Monday October 2, 2023.
It follows a robust request for assistance, formulated on Friday October 7, 2022, by the de facto government of Ariel Henry in favor of the Haitian National Police (PNH), in the fight against armed gangs.
From January to March 2024, around 2,500 people have been killed or injured due to armed gang violencean increase of 53% compared to the quarter from October to December 2023, according to a report from the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (Binuh), published on Friday April 19, 2024. [mff emb rc apr 24/04/2024 16:00]
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