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Haiti - FLASH : Elections, partial report 49 incidents, 20 arrests
30/01/2017 05:26:16

Sunday at 3:53 pm, 7 minutes before close of polling stations, the Haitian National Police issued a new partial report of the incidents recorded on the elections day of January 29, 2017, or a total of 49 incidents and 20 arrests.

Balance of incidents by department :
Department of Artibonite:
2 arrests
1 incident of electoral fraud

Department of Center:
2 destruction of ballots ;
4 arrests ;
1 demonstration ;
1 possession of electoral card ;
1 attempted fraud ;
1 seizure of firearm.

Department of Grand Anse :
1 incident de jets de pierre.

Department of North :
1 theft of ballot papers ;
3 arrests ;
1 incident of electoral fraud ;
1 possession of weapon and batch of cards ;
1 disturbance to public order ;
1 launch of tear gas.

Department of Northeast :
1 arrests ;
1 possession of false mandate.

Department of the West :
8 arrests ;
1 disturbance to public order ;
2 stone throwing ;
4 seizures of firearms.

Department of Southeast :
2 arrests ;
1 demonstration ;
3 disturbance to public order ;
1 stone throwing ;
1 polling station closed ;
1 barricade;
1 seizure of firearm.

In summary there has been globally 1 theft of ballot papers, 2 destruction of ballots , 20 arrests , 2 electoral fraud, 1 possession of weapon and batch of cards , 2 demonstrations, 1 possession of electoral card, 5 disturbance to public order, 4 stone throwing, 1 polling station closed, 1 possession of false mandate, 1 barricade, 1 attempted fraud, 6 seizures of firearms, 1 launch of tear gas, for a partial total of 49 incidents.

See also :
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-19947-haiti-elections-10-arrests-3-weapons-seized-provisional.html
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-19946-haiti-elections-second-tear-gas-bomb-and-sporadic-shooting.html
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-19945-haiti-elections-tear-gas-on-a-voting-center.html
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-19943-haiti-elections-quiet-situation-very-few-voters-in-the-metropolitan-area.html
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-19939-haiti-elections-opening-of-polling-stations.html

HL/ HaitiLibre