Bogota, Colombia (AP) – Police have arrested a former senator in Haiti, who have been accused of conspiring against the state and funding criminal organizations.
Nanel Kaisi was arrested on Saturday, when he was in a restaurant in Petianville, a rich district of the capital, Port-and Prince, Haiti’s National Police said in a post published on Facebook. Police shared pictures of former senators in handcuffs, next to heavy armed officers wearing ski masks.
In 2023, Haiti’s police, named as a corrupt actor by the US State Department, accused Haiti in February by the police. gang member Who launched Attack on Kenskoff10 kilometers (6 mi) outside the port-su-prince, a rich neighbor, which was largely untouched by Haiti’s gang violence. Dozens of people were killed in the February attacks, including farmers working in the nearby hills and 2 -month -old children.
Gangs Control 90% of Haiti’s capital, According to the United Nations, and in recent months they are starting attacks on earlier peaceful communities to seize more region.
Last year, more than 5,6000 people died in Haiti, in which the gang was leaving violence More than a million people According to the United Nations, homeless in recent years
The Associated Press