P-au-P, August 23, 2024 [AlterPresse] — Transitional Prime Minister Garry Conille said he would like to have more information on US sanctions against former President Joseph Michel Martelly for “drug trafficking, money laundering and gang sponsorship”in a video viewed by AlterPresse.
Conille was questioned on this subject by journalists, during a visit to the North of Haiti, on Thursday, August 22, 2024.
The population wants to obtain detailed information to understand what happened, says the head of government, referring to the information that “the former president did quite serious things.”
Through the Ministry of Justice and Public Security (MJSP) and other relevant institutions, the State has the responsibility to ask the so-called friendly countries of Haiti to share with it documents and information, helping to better understand what is happening, he emphasizes.
Conille mentions the dysfunction of the Haitian judicial system, which would be one of the reasons why these sanctions are taken by a so-called friendly country.
“If our justice system was functional, if we had taken our responsibilities to ensure accountability, we would not need a friendly country to impose sanctions.”
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (Ofac) of the United States Department of the Treasury has sanctioned former Haitian President Joseph Michel Martelly for “drug trafficking, money laundering and gang sponsorship,” according to an official announcement published on Tuesday, August 20, 2024.
American financial institutions are prohibited from granting loans or credits to Martelly, OFAC stressed in a press release.
“Any foreign exchange transaction, subject to the jurisdiction of the United States of America and in which Martelly has an interest, is prohibited.”
These sanctions of the United States of America, against the former president of Haiti, Joseph Michel Martelly are internationally acclaimed, notably by the Government of Canadawho recalled, in a tweet, having played, in November 2022, a leading role in sanctioning the political elites, who contributed to the terror in Haiti.
“It is essential that we put pressure on the individuals responsible to put an end to their senseless violence. We must collectively fight corruption and hold accountable those who terrorize the country and the Haitian people,” said the Canadian government. [emb rc apr 23/08/2024 11:35]
