Haiti’s main penitentiary is now mostly empty, with hundreds of its nearly 4,000 inmates escaping. Gangs have stepped up violent acts in an effort to oust Prime Minister Ariel Henry.
Chaos ensued in Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince on Sunday, with connectivity disruptions following an attack on the country’s main penitentiary which left most of its inmates at large. DW reported.
Gang leader Jimmy Cherizier, a former police officer, has claimed responsibility for a surge in violent attacks which have engulfed the country recently. He said the aim was to oust Prime Minister Ariel Henry.
Henry was in the meantime in Kenya to shore up security support in facing the gang violence. Due for return, the prime minister’s whereabouts remain unknown.
