Monday at a press conference at his office in Petionville, Godson Orélus, the Director General of the National Police of Haiti (PNH) has reassured the population of the commitment of the National Police at his side, in order to "preserve public order and the gains of democracy in a situation of political uncertainty."

It has guaranteed the revelers, who were deprived of festivities Sunday, February 7th because of "political problems" https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-16542-haiti-flash-first-carnival-day-canceled.html that they will be able to celebrate at Champ de mars, in complete safety this Monday and Tuesday February 8 and 9 https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-16544-haiti-flash-beginning-of-the-national-carnival-this-monday-details.html

On the other hand he invited the protesters not to use violence to get their claims while congratulating those among them who still have a moderate attitude.

On the latest events in Cabaret where men torched the police station of Saint-Médard and looted a credit union https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-16534-icihaiti-flash-burning-of-a-sub-police-station-in-saint-medard.html Godson Orélus assume it was acts of banditry that police and justice proposed to punish and that an investigation was underway to identify the perpetrators.

Coming back to the presence of armed men in military fatigues on the streets of the capital last Friday, he called these former soldiers not to demonstrate in possession of firearms, reminding them that the decree remobilising the army https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-15914-haiti-flash-official-remobilisation-of-the-armed-forces-of-haiti.html do not frame yet with material provisions and organic of command that would make it effective. According to him, this attitude would only complicate an already fragile situation, recognizing their rights to demonstrate peacefully, like any citizen.

HL/ SL/ Haitilibre