Jean Junior Joseph, presented as an executive of the primacy, has recovered his freedom more than ten days after his kidnapping.
His release was made in exchange for ransom, we learned. He was kidnapped in Grand Ravine, stronghold of the then
sant gang leader “Tilapli”.
In the middle of the day on Tuesday, July 5, 2022, four employees of the National Old Age Insurance Office (ONA), three inspectors and a driver, were kidnapped at the Marché Salomon. Their colleagues at ONA erected barricades of burning tires on the Delmas highway, paralyzing traffic, near the headquarters of the institution between Delmas 17 and Delmas 19, to protest against this act. They demanded the release of their comrades and the end of this scourge that continues to impoverish the population.
The crime observation unit of the Center for Analysis and Research in Human Rights indicated in its latest report that it had recorded 326 cases of kidnapping, including 36 foreign nationals from 9 countries and 15 collective kidnappings, during the second quarter of 2022. This represents an increase of 44.8% compared to the first quarter, according to the CARDH.
53 kidnappings were recorded in April, compared to 118 in May, an increase of 117%, and 155 in June, an increase of 192% and 31%, respectively, according to CARDH.
The Center for Analysis and Research in Human Rights pointed out that the criminals have cars with license plates of the diplomatic corps and even of the BINUH in addition to the registrations of the Haitian National Police.
