Tuesday, following the escape of 34 prisoners this weekend from the civil prison of Saint Marc, north of Port-au-Prince https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-12634-haiti-security-escape-in-saint-marc-34-prisoners-escape-update-02-12-2014.html , the National Police of Haiti (PNH) increase its monitoring at the border with the Dominican Republic.

The Dominican authorities have also taken steps to try to prevent these escapees from entering the country. The General Directorate of Immigration and the National Department of Investigations Dominican have alerted their staff in service at the border, airports and ports in the Dominican Republic to prevent the entry of Haitian fugitives. The Haitian authorities have sent a list with the names, photos and information on each escapee.

A police officer of Fort Liberté, told local media, be interested in the collaboration of the Dominican authorities, given that there is some information suggesting that some of the prisoners on the run could hide in the nearby territory.

According to the latest information provided by the Commissioner of Police of Saint-Marc, Berson Soljour, four men have so far been caught, adding that all those who escaped were awaiting trial, including one who was facing charges murder.

Recall that on August 10, 2014, 329 prisoners had escaped from the new prison of Croix-des-Bouquets, https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-11785-haiti-justice-clifford-brandt-escaped.html including Clifford Brandt, https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-11786-haiti-security-escape-of-clifford-brandt-the-manhunt-is-open.html which had been captured by the Dominican Army https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-11804-haiti-security-it-s-the-dominican-army-that-captured-clifford-brandt.html

SL/ HaitiLibre