The Canadian government has finally given the green light for the order of armored personnel carriers made by Haiti. This equipment, which is essential for the Haitian National Police in the fight against armed gangs, should arrive soon in Port-au-Prince, confirms via Twitter Frantz Duval, the editor of the daily newspaper Le Nouvelliste.
For several weeks, the Haitian National Police had announced the order of a batch of equipment to assist field officers who are engaged in the fight against armed gangs in the metropolitan area and in provincial cities. Despite the will and the capacity of the police force, the absence of these essential materials has major consequences on the lives of its field agents and the success of their operations.
It must be said that there were suspicions that the Canadian government was solely responsible for the blockage of its armored equipment ordered by Haiti. But the Canadian government, through its ambassador to Haiti Sebastien Carrière, had always denied the role of his country in the blockage of these materials.
More than one person wondered about the motivation of Canada, one of the important partners in the training and financing of the PNH, to block the orders for its armored personnel carriers. Some wondered if Canada would have an advantage in the proliferation of gangs and insecurity that prevails in the country.