Officers from the West-2 Departmental Law Enforcement Unit (UDMO) and the Departmental Judicial Police Service (SDPJ) arrested Woostha Louis (48 years old), alias "Tata", mother of three children, who was pretending to be a police officer, thus ending 27 years of imposture.

When she was arrested, she was in uniform with the rank of Divisional Inspector. Equipped with a service weapon and a pair of handcuffs.

During her interrogation, she confessed to having used this ploy since 1997 to find money and be able to provide for her family. She confessed to having deceived the vigilance of the highest dignitaries of the PNH.

According to the PNH, Woostha Louis used to frequent police stations in Bon Repos, Croix-des-Bouquets, Delmas and Gonaïves where she used spaces reserved for staff to process files and offer services for a fee to facilitate transactions related to vehicle insurance, passports, license plates, driving license documents among others for the benefit of citizens.

This arrest raises many questions about the weakness of the surveillance and control system within the police institution which allowed a person to usurp the function of a police officer and to act and circulate within the PNH without ever having been worried.

S/ HaitiLibre