2024-08-17 00:53:55
Least Eleven prisoners were killed by the National Police Haiti (PNH) during the escape from the Saint-Marc prisonattacked this Friday by armed terrorists, which allowed the prisoners to escape, law enforcement officials reported.
In a press conference, the Police revealed that the prisoners died inside exchange of fire with some uniformed men. “At around two in the morning (06:00 GMT), thieves attacked the city prison of Saint-Marc and many prisoners escaped,” explained police spokesman Michel-Ange Louis-Jeune. He added that one of those who escaped from the prison of Saint-Marc, about 100 kilometers south of the capital, was arrested in the city of Arcahaie thanks to the cooperation of the residents.
The leak of prisons Citizens have become a common place in Haiti During the last decade and this year 2024, at least three major prison escapes have been recorded in Port-au-Prince, Croix-des-Bouquets and Saint-Marc. In these escapes hundreds of prisoners have escaped, which contributes to the worsening of the dire security situation in Haiti.
Last June, the deployment of troops from the Multinational Security Assistance Mission (MMAS) to Haiti began, led by Kenya and approved by the UN. According to a report from the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH), at least 1,379 people were victims of violence by armed groups in Haiti, with deaths and injuries, during the second quarter of 2024, raising the number to almost 3,900 victims in the first half of the year.
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