Thursday, Godson Orelus, the Chief of the National Police of Haiti (PNH), faced the escalation of insecurity especially in Port-au-Prince, has confirmed that since the beginning of the year, several members of the population and police officers have been victims of armed bandits on the whole national territory. "Not a day passes without a person is fatally attacked by bandits [...] the killing of people returning from the bank are many, despite the measures taken in 2013 to fight against this crime," recognizing that the bandits hit hard, he specified "We will pursue them to their limits," Wanting reassuring he asserted that "the police have the ability to fight against the bandits"....

"The police is on alert," said Godson Orelus who added that he just passed instructions for all units of the PNH are mobilized "it was decided at the High Command of the Police that vacation requests and permissions of police officers are temporarily suspended in order to have a maximum of police officers available to secure the population." Instructions have been passed at all police stations to ensure the police officers fully occupy the territory, "All units of the PNH will be deployed in every corner of the city to defeat the bandits," urging people to work with law enforcement to better results "There are urgency [...] The state of alert is declared."

Aware that the country needs stability for the elections, Godson Orelus indicated "major decisions have been taken to have a stronger control of the street," without giving details on this new security plan, other than the increased searches and patrols in order not to give information to the bandits.

SL/ HaitiLibre