The Principal Inspector, Garry Desrosiers, Deputy Spokesman of the National Police of Haiti (PNH) during a balance press conference on anti-crime operations by the Central Directorate of Judicial Police (DCPJ) revealed that over the last two weeks of March, at least 35 individuals were arrested in operations by the PNH including 5 individuals accused of the murder of 4 police officers and 3 suspects in the case of the lynching of 3 women with disabilities.

These 35 individuals arrested are accused including: criminal conspiracy, murder, attempted murder, kidnapping and kidnapping simulation and rape indicated the spokesman.

Garry Desrosiers has reported the arrest, in Cabaret, of 3 suspects in connection with the investigation into the murder of 3 women with disabilities last week in this commune noting that other suspects are being sought https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-17033-haiti-social-the-triple-lynching-of-disabled-women-provokes-outrage.html https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-16982-haiti-flash-3-disabled-women-assassinated.html

Regarding the assassination of several police officer, the PNH has not remained inactive and proceeded to the arrest of 5 individuals accused of the murders of 4 officers in separate cases :

Théomar Wilfort, Dumas Joseph and Rémy Egulson operating in a network of gangs have been arrested, accused of involvement in the assassinations of agents Jean Ralph Coq (9 November 2015) and Johnson Jean Pierre (April 13, 2015).

Macaron Faubert was also arrested in connection with the murder of police officer David Dumé February 12, 2016 on the side of Martissant 7 https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-16590-haiti-security-a-police-officer-shot-dead-at-martissant.html

Another man, identified as Marcel Stevenson was arrested and transferred to the DCPJ, suspected of murdering the police officer Wagnac Warrior December 19, 2015 in Delmas 33.

Moreover a named Lourdes Marie Altidor, was apprehended for having simulated the kidnapping of his two children to extort money from their father, confessing "I did not kidnap my children. I kept them in my house in order to earn 10,000 US dollars of their biological father..."

While Lahens Stimphil was arrested for his alleged involvement in the abduction of his young cousin, demanding a ransom of 30,000 dollars to the parents.

SL/ HaitiLibre