Haitian gangs call for armed overthrow of PM Henry as chaos escalates
Source: Reuters
Haitian gangs call for armed overthrow of PM Henry as chaos escalates
Ralph Tedy Erol
Wed, September 20, 2023 at 8:23 AM EDT·2 min read
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haiti's most powerful gang leader called for the armed overthrow of Prime Minister Ariel Henry, urging Haitians to take to the streets against the unelected government in the latest escalation of a country undergoing humanitarian crisis.
Jimmy "Barbecue" Cherizier, a former police officer who now heads a powerful coalition of gangs that controls large parts of Port-au-Prince, led his group of armed men on a march through the capital on Tuesday, blocking roads and banging drums.
"We are launching the fight to overturn Ariel Henry's government in any way," gang leader Cherizier told Reuters. "Our fight will be with weapons."
He added that "demonstrations in all working-class neighborhoods" would take place daily against Henry's government, which he said had no legitimacy.
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