81 people extradited to the USA

Between 2002 and 2017, 81 people, including 11 former executives and officials of Haitian institutions, were arrested in Haiti for drug trafficking and extradited to the United States. Among these extradited there is the Senator of Grande Anse, Guy Philippe https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-19721-haiti-flash-senator-guy-philippe-extradited-to-the-usa.html , the former President of the National Assembly, Fourel Célestin, the former Director General of the Haitian National Police, Lesly Lucien and the former Head of the Presidential Security Unit, Oriel Jean. In addition to Haitians, 8 Americans, 4 Colombians, 6 Bahamians, 2 Jamaicans and 1 Honduran were also extradited, according to data from the police archives.

Over 2,000 UNPol deployed

On Tuesday, the Minustah announced that 2,066 UNPol (United Nations police) agents are currently being deployed in support of the Haitian National Police (HNP) as part of the joint task force of security for this Sunday's elections https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-19894-haiti-elections-d-6-signature-of-integrated-electoral-security-plan.html

Jovenel Moïse in Miragoâne

Yesterday Tuesday, elected President Jovenel Moïse, was in Miragoâne, in the department of Nippes, to support the Senate candidate Denis Cadeau (Bouclier, allied Party of the PHTK). He took the opportunity to speak in favor of voting by the 50th legislature of the law of the 3 shifts of a working day (7:00 am - 3:00 pm, 3:00 pm - 11:00 pm, 11:00 pm - 7:00 am) "This law will allow more young people to work to earn a living and especially to participate in the development of their country."

Privert in the Dominican Republic

De facto President Jocelerme Privert left the country on Tuesday for the Dominican Republic, where he will participate in the 5th Summit of the Latin American and Caribbean Community (CELAC) https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-19885-icihaiti-politics-privert-at-the-5th-celac-summit.html . Privert is accompanied by the President of the Senate Youri Latortue and the President of the Chamber of Deputies Cholzer Chancy, as well as Senator Jacques Sauveur Jean (Northeast) and Yves Romain Bastien, Minister of the Economy and Finance.

D-4, vote of representatives

The Executive Director of the Provisional Electoral Council, informs the representatives who represented their political parties in the elections of 20 November 2016 and whose parties and candidates will not participate in the second round, that they will vote in their usual voting centers.

Death in prisons, OPC meets PNH

On Tuesday, a working meeting was held between the High Command of the National Police of Haiti and the Protector of Citizens, Mrs. Florence of the Office of the Protection of the Citizen (OPC), to understand and adopt of measures to eradicate the waves of repetitive deaths of detainees, in particular at the National Penitentiary

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