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Haitian capital under siege by gang headed by leader 'Barbecue' amid societal breakdown
by: Jessica Barshis
03/11/2024
Haiti's most notorious gang boss Jimmy Cherizier, who goes by "Barbecue," has been declared the most powerful person in the country on Sunday as Prime Minister Ariel Henry is unable to return from his trip to Africa due to threats from gangs who have overtaken the capital.
Cherizier, a former elite police officer who now leads the Haitian "G9 and Family" gang, has been in control of the thousands of gunmen wreaking havoc on the country, many of whom were broken out of prison last week in an organized attack in Port-Au-Prince.
The G9 Family already controlled many of the slums and streets of the capital.
“Unfortunately, Barbecue is now the most powerful man in Haiti,” Judes Jonathas, an independent consultant based in Port-au-Prince told the Guardian on Sunday.
Chezier has vowed to continue the violence until Henry resigns. “I am ready to make an alliance with the devil, ready to sleep in the same bed as the devil,” Cherizier stated last week, according to New York Post.
More:
https://humanevents.com/2024/03/11/haitian-capital-under-siege-by-gang-headed-by-leader-barbecue-amid-societal-breakdown