2023-04-30 02:09:59
Two alleged members of armed gangs were killed this Saturday at the hands of civilians in Gros Morne, some 134 kilometers from Port-au-Prince, as part of the actions that the population has taken against the gangs, that have been gaining ground in the metropolitan area of the capital.
A few hours before, the institution had announced that it had its sights set on two areas taken over by the gangs, which have become the target of citizens, actions that, according to local media, it would have left around a hundred dead in the last week.
Young men armed with machetes, stones or knives and sometimes hooded men go hunting for gang members, often accompanied by the Police, and calls are published on social networks to join the persecution of bandits in other areas of the capital and provincial cities.
Over the days, the civilian operation has gone from being called “Operation Busca Bandidos” to “Bwa Kale” (in Spanish, bare penis), which was the slogan used last year in protests against the government.
An internet Images of executions of suspected criminals circulate that they are increasingly cruel, images that show, for example, how large stones, pieces of wood and iron are thrown at them; and how they cover the bodies with burning tires.
“We are poison for bandits”shout some men in one of the videos that circulates, where you can see how they angrily massacre two suspected bandits.
An unusual symbiosis is taking place between the Police and the population in the fight against organized crime in the countryhaving multiplied the police operations destined to evict the bandits that take control of the capital and the press conferences to account for these actions.
According to data provided this week by the authorities, several suspected criminals were fatally injured in exchanges of fire with the Police and weapons were seized.
Besides, during this week, the country has registered very few cases of kidnappinga fact that you contract with the figures of kidnappings that have been taking place since December 2019, a practice that has normalized to the point of accounting for at least a thousand cases a year, and that has constituted a source of financing for these criminal groups.
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