Saturday, August 6, the Deputy of Petit-Goâve, Germain Alexandre in an interview with Radio Preference FM, condemned the upsurge in insecurity at the commune of Petit-Goâve.

Recall that after the accident of a truck from Jérémie in the night of Friday 5 to Saturday, August 6, 2016, caused by the actions of an armed gang on the bridge Caïman https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-18136-haiti-flash-serious-accident-of-criminal-origin.html , bandits broke into the houses, ransomed people on the road and caused panic... total, 19 people were victims of the attacks.

Sunday, August 7, once again gunmen attacked, in the locality of Doucette at about 5 am, a group of farmers from the Palmes. They fired several shots. A peasant named Maxo Dovin received two bullets in the leg and was transported to a hospital by police.

The armed group disappeared in the countryside and hide in the mountains.

Faced with this rise in banditry, the deputy Germain sks police to conduct patrols 24/24 on the road and post law enforcement officers in strategic locations to combat insecurity.

Note that on Monday the Security Council of the National Police (CSPN) responded to the Commission Justice and Security of Senate on insecurity in general and on national roads in particular, it was especially question of violence committed by the gang "BazToutouni" based in Petit-Goâve.

Jean Renel Senatus, the President of the Commission stressed the urgent need for an intervention to dismantle the gang preading fear and grief in the population and to users of the national road.

HL/ HaitiLibre / Guyto Mathieu (Correspondant Petit-Goâve)