KONTRA PÈP LA Says 'NO' to the Deployment of the New Anti-Gang Force

In a statement released late last week, the political party KONTRA PÈP LA opposes the deployment of the new multinational force tasked with fighting armed gangs in Haiti. It describes the establishment of this force as a 'new form of foreign occupation'.

According to this structure led by former senator Jean William Jeanty, the presence of foreign military groups in Haiti 'will only worsen the people's misery' and strengthen 'the country's political and economic dependence'.

The party further accuses the international community of having contributed to the proliferation of gangs on Haitian territory. 'Those who fuel the violence now claim to come and fight it,' the statement reads.

These 5,500 foreign soldiers will constitute 'one more gang,' according to KONTRA PÈP LA, which considers this initiative an attempt to break the spirit of emancipation inherited from the 1804 independence. The party views this operation as international tutelage disguised as a security mission.

While urging conscious and committed citizens to defend national dignity, the political structure invites patriotic and progressive forces to unite to develop a national resistance strategy.

The signatory of the statement advocates for 'clear-sighted and sovereign' leadership, capable of providing 'original and adapted' responses to Haitian realities.

Gedeon Delva