P-au-P., February 8, 2024 [AlterPresse] — “A transition cannot lead to another transition”, staunchly declares de facto Prime Minister Ariel Henry, in an address to the nation broadcast early on Thursday February 8, 2024, in the context of the popular protest movements initiated since several weeks across the country against its de facto government.
The main job of a transitional government is to create the conditions to hold elections, so as to give the Haitian people their sovereign right, so that they can freely choose the person who should lead the country at all times. levels, he recalls, in this address to the nation followed by the online agency AlterPresse.
He promises again to restart the process to hand over power to the leaders the people choose in good elections, as soon as the crime problem is resolved.
The elections, which should have been organized for several years, have been postponed several times.
The date of February 7, 2024 marks the end of the transition period with de facto Prime Minister Ariel Henry, according to article 20 of the December 21, 2022 agreement, called National Consensus for an Inclusive Transition and Transparent Elections.
At the call of several political parties and political groups, mobilizations, which have been underway for several weeks, are still underway, in the capital, Port-au-Prince, and various cities in the provinces, to demand the departure of Ariel Henry.
Scenes of looting and fire were recorded in these anti-government protest movements, which took another turn with the arrival of former police officer Guy Philippe, who called for revolution.
Deported to Haiti on Thursday, November 30, 2023, after 6 years of imprisonment for money laundering linked to drug trafficking in the United States of AmericaGuy Philippe, who was seen on several occasions with agents of the Protected Areas Security Brigade (Bsap), during his travels, has already served a 6-year prison sentence for drug trafficking and asset laundering.
During his various interventions in the press, Guy Philippe called for revolution and civil disobedience to force Ariel Henry to leave power.
Arrested in Pétionville on Thursday February 5, 2017 by the Anti-Drug Trafficking Brigade (Blts)Guy Philipe served a 6-year prison sentence in the United States for money laundering linked to drug trafficking.
Five (5) Bsap agents were killed, in circumstances that are still unclear, in Laboule, in the commune of Pétionville (municipality east of the capital, Port-au-Prince), by the Haitian National Police (Pnh), who arrested three (3) other members of the Bsapin the context of anti-government protest movements.
A vehicle, in which there were Bsap agents who are now in custody at the Pétionville police station, was seized by the Pnh.
The head of the de facto government, who does not intend to leave political power, despite the worsening of the socio-political crisis and the lack of results from his de facto government since July 20, 2021, continues to call for unity and dialogue, with a view to finding a way out of the crisis, in his speech to the nation.
Ariel Henry is not part of the solution. His departure is essential to find a way out of the crisis, believe several opposition political groups.
“All those who refuse the elections and who opt for violence, the defeat (acts of demolition and looting), the killings for the seizure of power, they do not work in the interest of the Haitian people,” declares Ariel Henry.
The de facto government will do its best so that the international force, requested from friendly countries to fight gangs and resolve crime, can return to Haiti, reiterates the de facto prime minister.
“In the meantime, we are making a lot of effort to strengthen the intervention capabilities of all our legal security forces. You will see the results,” he said again.
The Supreme Court of Kenya rejectedon Friday January 26, 2024, the request from the Security Council of the United Nations (UN) for the deployment of Kenyan police officers on the territory of Haiti.
“The request for the deployment of Kenyan police officers, made by the UN, is unconstitutional, null and void. There is no reciprocal agreement between Kenya and Haiti. Article 240 of the Kenyan Constitution does not mandate the National Security Council to deploy Kenyan police officers outside Kenya,” the Supreme Court of Kenya has ruled.
In a statement dated Friday, January 26, 2024, the Government of Kenya said it takes note of the decision of the High Court of Kenya, rejecting the request for the deployment of Kenyan police officers to assist the Multinational Security Support Mission (Mmas )to restore public order in Haiti.
Ce deployment of the Mmas was validated on Monday October 2, 2023 by a resolution of the UN Security Council following a request, Friday October 7, 2022, from the de facto government of Ariel Henry.
Kenya, one of the UN member countries, should take command of this force. [emb rc apr 08/02/2024 10:45]
