A contingent of 160 police officers under the Formed Protection Unit (FPU) eft Rwanda, earlier this week from Kanombe International Airport aboard a flight from RwandAir to serve under the United Nations Mission Stabilization in Haiti (Minustah).

They will replace the first contingent of another 160 officers deployed in Haiti nine months ago, whose mission has ended. They will have mission in Haiti, to serves as a protection force for the UN staffs, crowd control and help in aid distribution in internally displaced camps.

The officers who will be deployed in Jérémie Town, South of Haiti, and will be under the command of Chief Superintendent, Toussaint Muzezayo.

The 160 new police officers are scheduled to arrive on December 31.

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-2700-haiti-insecurity-the-rwandan-fpu-for-the-robust-operations.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-2628-haiti-security-the-rwanda-completes-its-contingent.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-2247-haiti-security-the-rwanda-sends-police-officers-in-haiti.html

HL/ HaitiLibre