In the aftermath of the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, several “possible perpetrators” “found refuge in two buildings” in
Port au Prince“And are surrounded by police,” said UN envoy to the country, Helen La Lime, on Thursday.
“Four members of the group who entered the presidential residence were killed by the police, while six others are now detained by the police,” she said from the Haitian capital, during a press video conference with journalists in New York. According to her, the number of suspects surrounded by police is more than six. An American among the six people arrested for the assassination of the Haitian president, said a US minister.
“We are currently facing a very serious situation”
Haitian police had so far reported four killed and two people arrested. The envoy said he had obtained this information in the past 12 hours. Speaking at the end of an emergency closed-door meeting of the Security Council, requested by the United States and Mexico, which lasted barely an hour, the former American diplomat said no have no information on the identity of the killers.
“I do not know who this commando is” and “we must wait” for the continuation of the investigations of the Haitian police, she said. “We are facing a very serious situation now” in Haiti, she said. She also considered that the interim Prime Minister, Claude Joseph, represented the responsible authority in Haiti as long as the new Prime Minister, Ariel Henry, appointed Monday by President Moïse, had not taken the oath. She referred to article 149 of the Haitian Constitution on this subject.
The first round of the presidential ballot on September 26 maintained
Ariel Henry challenges the power claimed by Claude Joseph. “If there is indeed a change in this procedure, it should be the result of a political agreement between the parties concerned,” said Helen La Lime, indicating that Claude Joseph had declared to be “open to dialogue”.
She finally let it be known that during an interview with the latter on Wednesday, Claude Joseph had told her not to question the electoral calendar, with a first round of the presidential ballot on September 26 and a second round in November. “When the Prime Minister met with us yesterday, he said he was trying to maintain this schedule,” said the UN envoy. “It is now up to the government of Haiti and the people to work so that these elections can take place and the Haitian people are able to choose their leaders,” she said.