Haitians are in shock after the assassination of the president of the bar of Port-au-Prince on the night of Friday to Saturday. The death of Me Monferrier Dorval further highlights the resurgence of insecurity that is plaguing the country. The symbol is so strong that the authorities have been forced to step out of their reserve and announce next measures.
In the presence of the members of the GVT I announced, during a press briefing, a series of measures aimed at putting the bandits out of harm's way without delay. Society should not be held hostage by offenders who swear by their vile deeds. It's finish ! pic.twitter.com/PLOuET9DR4
- President Jovenel Moïse (@moisejovenel) August 29, 2020"This crime will not go unpunished"
“The assassination of Me Dorval saddens the whole Republic. A man of great culture. A great loss for the country. I extend my sincere condolences to the members of the Bar Association of Port-au-Prince and to their families. This crime, like so many others, will not go unpunished ”, reacted Saturday morning the Haitian President, Jovenel Moïse. In the afternoon, the Head of State decreed a three-day national mourning from Monday, August 31, during which the flags will be at half mast and the radio stations invited to play music for the occasion.
According to the first indications of the Haitian National Police (PNH), Me Monferrier Dorval was shot dead on his arrival at his home, on the heights of the capital. "It seems that he was killed when he was going to close his barrier," said the deputy spokesperson for the PNH. "We cannot yet say how many attackers there were or what vehicles they had." The photo of the bloody lawyer body, riddled with bullets, quickly circulated via social media in Haiti, sparking anger and indignation among citizens.
The law of gangs
The upsurge in insecurity and impunity have been denounced for several months by various civil society and human rights organizations. On Thursday, a businessman was shot dead in his vehicle in the heart of the capital at midday without the perpetrators of the attack being able to be identified or arrested. Between January and June 2020, the United Nations office in Haiti noted that at least 159 people had been killed and 92 others injured as a result of gang violence.
At the end of June and beginning of July, two peaceful demonstrations organized in the capital to denounce this climate of insecurity had been forcefully repressed by the police. Gang members then marched through the streets of downtown Port-au-Prince, showing off their weapons and firing regularly in the air. No police unit had then intervened to interrupt this march, broadcast live on social networks by some participants.
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