The rumor of the replacement of Michel Ange Gédéon at the head of the National Police of Haiti (PNH) whose term of 3 years has expired, since August 23, 2019 evoked the past weekend has become reality Monday, August 26 https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-28586-haiti-news-zapping.html

President Jovenel Moïse decided not to renew the mandate of Gédéon and among two contenders for the succession: Charles Nazaire Noël, current Director General of the National Penitentiary Administration or the former Director of the Central Directorate of the Judicial Police (DCPJ) Normil Rameau, the Head of State chose Normil Rameau as confirmed by the presidential decree dated August 26, 2019, signed by President Moïse, the resigning Prime Minister Jean Michel Lapin and Minister of Justice Jean Roudy Aly

Extract of the Order :

"[...]

Article 1 - Citizen Rameau NORMIL is appointed Acting General Director of the National Police of Haiti (HPN)

Article 2 - An extension of this Order will be given to the person concerned.

Article 3 - The present Order will be printed, published and executed for legal purposes. {...]"

Note that Normil Rameau worked as Minister Counselor for Military Affairs at the Embassy of Haiti in Washington since leaving the DCPJ.

This change seems necessary because of the pressures and the tense political climate and some mistrust of the Head of State towards Gédéon who was appointed in April 2016 by the former temporary president Jocelerme Privert https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-17126-haiti-politic-rain-of-nominations-in-the-public-administration.html

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-28586-haiti-news-zapping.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-17126-haiti-politic-rain-of-nominations-in-the-public-administration.html

SL/ HaitiLibre