Gängledaren Barbecue kräver att få delta i politiska förhandlingar
Gängledaren Jimmy Chérizier, mer känd som Barbecue, säger att han är redo att lägga ner vapnen om han får delta i förhandlingarna om att utse en ny regering i Haiti, säger han till Sky News.
De politiska partierna i landet har försökt bilda en övergångsregering efter att premiärminister Ariel Henry meddelat sin avgång till följd av våldet i landet.
– Den politiska klassen säger att de utestänger banditer, att män med vapen inte får delta. Men det är ett sätt för dem att blåsa nytt liv i samma system, säger Barbecue.
80 procent av huvudstaden Port-au-Prince kontrolleras av olika gäng och hela kvarter har bränts ned till grunden. ”Det vardagliga livet har i princip upphört”, skriver Sky News.
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Jimmy Chérizier
Wikipedia (en)
Jimmy Chérizier (born 30 March 1977), nicknamed Barbecue (Haitian Creole: Babekyou), is a Haitian politician, criminal gang leader, former police officer, and warlord who is the head of the Revolutionary Forces of the G9 Family and Allies (Haitian Creole: Fòs Revolisyonè G9 an Fanmi e Alye), abbreviated as "G9" or "FRG9", a federation of over a dozen Haitian gangs based in Port-au-Prince. Known for often making public appearances in military camouflage and a beret, he calls himself the leader of an "armed revolution". He had close connections with the Haitian Tèt Kale Party and was closely allied with former Haitian president Jovenel Moïse until his assassination in 2021. Considered the most powerful gang leader and war criminal in Haiti, he is also currently believed to be one of the country's de facto most powerful political figures. He is believed to be responsible for numerous large-scale massacres against civilians in the Port-au-Prince area.In early March 2024, the the Revolutionary Forces of the G9 Family and Allies staged the largest jailbreak in Haitian history and escalated attacks across the country, including an attempted siege of the Toussaint Louverture International Airport. Chérizier claimed responsibility for the attacks and stated that the goal was to capture key government institutions, overthrow Prime Minister Ariel Henry and become more powerful in Haiti, warning that "if Ariel Henry doesn't step down and the international community continues to support him, they will lead us directly to a civil war which will end in genocide." Henry announced his intention to resign on 11 March 2024.
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