The National Police of Haiti is taking a step towards restoring the image of a criticized institution by inaugurating a Verification and Control Bureau to cleanse its ranks. The vetting process will regain its importance within the IGPNH. The Inspector General in Chief, Fritz St-Fort, paints a bleak picture of the police institution. "The alleged involvement of certain members of the institution in reprehensible activities such as crimes, rape, various forms of trafficking, corruption, and human rights violations is a cause for concern,
IGPNH Implements Verification and Control Bureau to Purify the Police Institution
The General Inspection of the National Police of Haiti (IGPNH) has established a Verification and Control Bureau to cleanse the police institution and purge its ranks. The inauguration ceremony for the bureau took place on Thursday at the IGPNH premises in Delmas 2, in the presence of diplomatic representatives and the high command of the PNH. "Only this certification process is capable of restoring the full confidence of the population in its police force," stated the acting Minister of Justice and Public Security, Emmelie Prophète Milcé.