Haiti - Justice : 8 people released for lack of evidence, after more than 4 years
8 new releases on May 28, 2019 in execution of two non-lieu orders issued in the context of collective files.
The investigating judges recognize that there is no sufficient evidence to justify the referral to the trial court of these 3 women and 5 men, including 4 young boys, yet placed in pre-trial detention for 4 years and 5 months.
The Office of Human Rights in Haiti (BDHH) is particularly alarmed by the men's description of detention conditions in the National Penitentiary and warns authorities, human rights organizations and the general public about the massive human rights violations that seem persist in the country's largest prison, despite the positive image reflected by recent waves of releases.
"In July, when detainees were protesting the poor quality of the food distributed, DAP agents intervened in the cells with tear gas and fired live shots at several detainees, including Sergo, which was shot twice in the arms. Taken to the general hospital, the DAP agents refused to leave him in the hospital and took him back to prison where he has not received any care since," informs the BHDD
