Haiti Jail Break: More Than 4 Thousand Prisoners Took Advantage Of Stampede And Escaped

Port-au-Prince: Violence has erupted in the North American country Haiti. Amidst the latest wave of violence in Haiti, armed gang members captured Haiti’s main prison on Saturday night, after which thousands of prisoners took advantage of the opportunity and escaped from the main prison. It was told that after the attack there was such a stampede that about 4 thousand prisoners escaped from the jail. The government is in trouble since then.

Indeed, according to human rights lawyer Arnel Remy, at least five people were killed following coordinated attacks between different gangs in the capital of Port-au-Prince, including an attack on the National Penitentiary Prison—where fewer than 100 prisoners are serving their terms. Were left in the cell. All the remaining prisoners escaped from the jail. Their number is about 4 thousand.

Haiti’s government declared a state of emergency and a nightly curfew late Sunday in an effort to regain control of the streets following the violence. During this violence, members of armed gangs attacked the two largest prisons of the country. 72-hour emergency has been imposed in the country with immediate effect. The government said it would be implemented to track down murderers, kidnappers and other violent criminals who have escaped from prison.

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— Bill Herring (@BillHerringIII) March 3, 2024

“Police have been ordered to enforce the curfew and use all legal means to arrest all criminals,” Finance Minister Patrick Bivert, who is acting as acting prime minister, said in a statement. He traveled abroad last week in an effort to drum up support for the deployment of a U.N.-backed security force to stabilize the conflict with powerful crime groups.

Slippers, shoes and clothes scattered on the spot

At least nine people, including four police officers, have been killed in violence over the weekend as attacks on government institutions in Haiti’s Port au Prince by gangs escalated, as criminals stormed police stations, the country’s international airport and Even the football stadium has been targeted. According to the news of New York Post, taking advantage of this violence, 4,000 prisoners escaped from the prison during the stampede. Now this jail is completely deserted, where only slippers, shoes and clothes of the prisoners are scattered.