Haiti Gang leader Jimmy Cherizier alias Barbecue, has rubbished the resignation of the former Prime Minister Ariel Henry, saying that it was insignificant to their fight.
Speaking during an interview with a Spanish network the W Radio, Barbecue said that the real problem of the armed gangs in Haiti are the politicians adding that he did not trust any politician.
Additionally, he indicated that he had no interest in becoming the president of Haiti, adding that his biggest goal was to change people’s lives and improve the conditions of the Haitian people.
Barbecue’ had earlier accused Henry of using police and mercenaries to murder his own people, calling for his resignation.
“The real problem is not the armed gangs. Certainly, they have their responsibility, but the first problem is the politicians, there is a battle to liberate this country.
“I am sorry for the deaths, because lives matter, but there are a battle and collateral damage,” he said.
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Haiti Gang Leader Barbecue on Other Countries Helping Haiti
At the same time, Barbecue said that Haiti does not require help from any other country.
He insisted that the people would defend their own country adding that all they wanted was to change their living conditions.
“The solution to the problem of Haiti is in Haitians, no other country should intervene, each country defends its own interests.
“We do not expect anything from the sister Dominican Republic, what we need is to change our living conditions,” he added.
When asked about the late President Jovenel Moïse, he said that the president may have been a problem to the traditional politicians even though he wanted change for Haiti.
“I didn’t have a good relationship with President Jovenel Moïse, but what I know is that he was the son of a poor family and wanted change for Haiti. If they don’t change those people, they will kill him,” Cerizier added.
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Henry Resignation
Haiti has not had a national election since 2016, and there is currently no president or parliament. President Jovenel Moïse, who was assassinated in 2021, was not replaced, with Henry leading the country after his death.
Henry agreed to step aside after an emergency meeting that brought together the U.S, UN and Caribbean representatives, among others, and paving way for a blueprint for Haitians to form a governing Transitional Presidential Council until elections can be held.
“We acknowledge his resignation upon the establishment of a transitional presidential council and naming of an interim prime minister,
I think we can all agree that Haiti is on the brink of disaster. We must take quick and decisive action here in this room to bring the situation under control and to return the country to the Haitian people,” Chair of the Caribbean Community (CARICIOM) and Guyana President Mohamed Irfaan Ali said.
Following the resignation, Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau committed to contribute Ksh11.2 billion ($80.5 million) towards the United Nations-authorized Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission in Haiti.
Their conversation came hours after President William Ruto announced that Kenya was ready to lead the MSS despite the hurdles faced both locally and in Haiti, during a call with United States’ Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
