Why Did the Government and the National Police Surrender to the Gangs in Martissant on June 1, 2021?

Why were the then-government and public security forces unable or unwilling to prevent the takeover of Martissant by gangs on June 1, 2021? Could this situation have been avoided? Léon Charles, Director-General of the National Police of Haiti (PNH) at that time, along with three former Prime Ministers and ex-heads of the CSPN under Jovenel Moïse's administration, and sources from the CNDDR share their insights with Le Nouvelliste in this article.

Robenson Geffrard
Par Robenson Geffrard
31 May 2024 | Lecture : 5 min.

In November 2020, President Jovenel Moïse appointed Léon Charles as Director-General of the National Police. On March 12, 2021, the police institution faced one of its most emblematic failures at Village de Dieu, during an operation in which five elite police officers were killed by the 5 Seconds gang, which still controls this district of Port-au-Prince today.

A few months later, on June 1, 2021, the PNH lost total control of one of the country's most important roads at Martiss

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