Case summary Guy Philippe, who led a coup in Haiti in 2004, asks Prime Minister Ariel Henry to resign and expresses his desire to become president. Philippe promises to grant amnesty to gang members if he is elected president. He returned to Haiti last year after serving a prison sentence in the United States for money laundering and drug trafficking. Ariel Henry is currently in Puerto Rico for talks on a UN-led operation to control the gangs in Haiti. Haiti has been without a president since Jovenel Moïse was killed in 2021. The country is in a deep crisis with gang violence, a lack of drinking water, internally displaced people and a health system on the brink of collapse. The summary is made by an AI service from OpenAi. The content is quality assured by news’s journalists before publication. Phillippe says in an interview with Reuters that if he becomes president, he will grant amnesty to gang members. – Who is the worst? Those in the streets with guns, or those in offices who call themselves prime ministers, presidents and ministers, who steal everything this country has? he asks. The former coup leader returned to his home country last year after serving a prison sentence in the United States for money laundering and drug trafficking. The prime minister left the country In the video interview with Reuters, Phillippe demands that the country’s current prime minister, Ariel Henry, resign. Philippe in an interview with Reuters on Friday. Photo: Reuters TV / Reuters – I think he should resign. He should stay where he is now and let the Haitians choose their own destiny, says Philippe. Ariel Henry went this week to Puerto Rico where he is in talks about a UN-led operation to get control of the gangs in his home country. Last weekend, a state of emergency was introduced in the country after thousands of prisoners were broken out of prison with the help of armed gangs. The gangs have threatened civil war if Henry does not resign voluntarily. On the night of Saturday Norwegian time, there were once again reports of heavy shooting in the capital. This time at the presidential palace. Without a president since 2021 In 2004, Philippe was central to the removal of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Philippe unsuccessfully attempted to be elected president in 2006. In 2016, he won a seat in the Senate, but was extradited to the United States before taking office. A spokesperson for Prime Minister Henry did not respond to a request for comment on the matter. Henry has been in power since President Jovenel Moïse was killed in 2021. People have fled their homes in the capital Port-au-Prince. Photo: AP When asked if he wants to become president, former coup leader Philippe answers the following: – Yes! I’m going into politics. I was a senator. I have been chosen by my people. I want to stand for election again, says Philippe. – Mandela was in prison, Hugo Chávez was in prison and Lula was in prison. If people believe and trust me, I will be their leader. A country in crisis Almost 1,200 people have been killed in gang violence so far this year in Haiti. In addition, Haiti’s main supplier of drinking water has stopped supplies, and at least 313,000 people have been internally displaced. The health system is on the brink of collapse, children are being kept home from school and there have been reports of a large scale of kidnappings, rape and torture under the auspices of the violent gangs. At least 1,200 people have been killed in gang violence so far this year. Photo: AP US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken urged Ariel Henry on Thursday to ensure free elections in the country. Henry should have resigned in February, but he instead entered into a power-sharing agreement with the opposition until new elections are held.
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