Haiti’s government has declared a state of emergency and implemented a nighttime curfew to address escalating violence.
This is following a gang assault on the capital city’s main prison leading to a mass escape of inmates.
The government in a statement issued on Sunday, declared the state of emergency and 6:00 pm to 5:00 am curfew which would be effective from Sunday to Wednesday, March 6.
Both measures would apply to the Ouest region, which includes the capital Port-au-Prince, and would be subject to renewal.
The government said the objective of the measures would be to allow it to “re-establish order and take the appropriate measures to take back control of the situation”.
Economy Minister Patrick Michel Boisvert signed the statement as the country’s acting prime minister.
Prime Minister Ariel Henry was in Kenya last week to sign an agreement to deploy police from the East African country to lead a UN-backed law and order mission to the gang-plagued Caribbean nation.
AFP
