Haiti - Security : New Director General to the PNH
On Friday, the Prime Minister, Enex Jean-Charles also Head of the Superior Council of the National Police (CSPN) and Me Camille Junior Edouard, the Minister of Justice and Public Security have proceeded to the installation of Michel-Ange Gédéon as new Director General a.i. of the National Police of Haiti [Acting pending ratification by the Senate]. He takes over from Godson Orélus in function for a little less than 4 years, which will receive a new assignment. Note that Michel-Ange Gédéon was promoted late February, Director Central, to the Central Directorate of Administrative Police.Previously he had been Commissioner of Grand-Goâve (2004), Carrefour (2005), Port-au-Prince (2006-2011) and Departmental Director of the West Police (2011-2014).
Saturday, Michel-Ange Gédéon, accompanied by the Chief Commissioner of Delmas Mario Aubergiste went in a hospital of the capital, to visit a police officer gunshot wounded in the arm the day before by 3 armed bandits while trying to assist a person who returned from the bank. Pursuant to this incident one of the bandits was arrested, one pistol seized.
New DG of the PNH also visited on the same day the widow of the deceased police officer François Gérald (38) killed in service at bicentenaire, near the National Theater on March 2 https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-16769-haiti-security-attack-on-2-police-officers-one-dead-and-one-wounded.html to bring food and miscellaneous items to twins of the widow. He promised to take all measures to continue to support the family and to support all the other widows who are in similar situations.
