The director of Haiti’s National Police is vowing to hold accountable those who encouraged hundreds of parishioners to take up machetes and sticks over the weekend to rid a community of gang members, only to be fatally shot by them.
Police said in a statement that they had tried to convince the religious group to stop their plan “to avoid a carnage by criminals who have an arsenal of war.” Elbé noted that the group had not notified police about the protest as required, and that officers were unable to halt the crowd partly because it had split up into two groups.Zidor, the pastor, could not be immediately reached for comment.
“This was really a crazy idea,” Florant said, adding that he didn’t participate. “People have to make good judgements.” Elbé stressed that police are trying to “neutralize” gangs, which are estimated to control up to 80% of the capital, Port-au-Prince.
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