The former U.S. special envoy to Haiti warns against any idea of installing a presidential college to lead the country.
The United Nations has already tried cosmetic solutions that have never worked in Haiti, said Daniel Foote, who, as usual, was very critical of the UN Special Representative in Haiti, Helen Meagher Lalime, whom he describes as an arrogant person who has constantly taken a position against the interests of the Haitian people.
“It is possible that the UN will try to install a new illegitimate president or press for elections with de facto Prime Minister Ariel Henri. This will contribute to aggravate the crisis,” warns the diplomat.
Daniel Foote also believes that the solution to the crisis passes “inevitably by the departure of Ariel Henri” who shows himself incapable of addressing the problems faced by the Haitian people. The former special envoy to Haiti also believes that the neurosurgeon has shown bad faith in the negotiations. All he [Ariel Henri, editor’s note] wants is to perpetuate himself in power,” denounced the retired diplomat in an exclusive interview with ZoomHaitiNewes and CaribbeanTelevisionNetwork to be broadcast this Friday, September 16.
Mr. Foote took the opportunity to deplore the acts of violence and scenes of looting recorded in recent days in Haiti. These actions, he said, reflect the frustration of a population that has suffered too long from the incompetence and corruption of leaders supported by the international community. These scenes of looting and violence could have been avoided if not for the stubbornness of the international community and the obsession of Ariel Henri to keep power at all costs,” said Daniel Foote.
From corroborating sources we learn that the international community through the United Nations is negotiating with certain actors to find a “solution” to the crisis. The UN has proposed a presidential college to lead the transition.
In the meantime, the population continues to take to the streets. On Thursday, protests were organized in several regions of the country, notably in the capital and in Gonaïves (Artibonite-North) where scenes of looting and burning were observed.