Wednesday, Hervé Denis the Minister of Defense answered questions from members of the Standing Senate Committee "Defense and Armed Forces", chaired by Senator Jean Marie Ralph Fethière (PHTK).

It was particularly question of the : High Staff, the legal framework of the Armed Forces of Haiti (FAd'H) of gender equity within the army and the pension of former military.

At the end of this meeting, Minister Denis confirmed that the process of ratification of the choice made by President Jovenel Moïse of the members of the General Staff https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-23809-haiti-flash-appointments-of-the-staff-of-fad-h.html

In addition, Minister Denis proposes a workforce of 1,500 new soldiers in 2019. However, recognizing the lack of budget and the weakness of the Haitian economy, he said count on the support of friendly countries in Latin America, particularly Ecuador, Brazil and Mexico.

Recall that since the launch of recruiting of 500 military in July 2017 https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-21481-haiti-flash-the-army-recruits-call-for-candidates.html , the Ministry of Defense, which had revised this objective down for budgetary reasons, remains silent about what happens to these candidates...

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-23809-haiti-flash-appointments-of-the-staff-of-fad-h.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-21481-haiti-flash-the-army-recruits-call-for-candidates.html

HL/ HaitiLibre