Friday, February 10, 2012

ARTICLE - REQUEST FOR CALM - MILITARY

THIERRY MAYARD-PAUL ASKS THE DEMOBILIZED MILITARY TO REMAIN CALM
(Haiti Libre) -

Mr Thierry Mayard-Paul, the Minister of Interior, Local Authorities and National Defense, is requesting the demobilized soldiers who have occupied training camps in Carrefour and in the Central Plateau to remain calm and to go home. "The government has not authorized anyone to entere into these areas" he declared.

The Minister stated that the country needs a modern force, trained and structured to protect its borders and to support its development, but that this force will be structured in order, discipline and according to legal and constitutional norms.

Aware that the rehabilitation of this new force in the country is very complex and requires a rational, progressive and profound approach, Mr Mayard-Paul asks the servants of the Nation to be patient. He recommends to them to wait for the final report of the commission mandated previously to legitimize their possible actions, and have the necessary structures for facilitating their integration into the system.

For his part, the Prime Minister, Dr. Garry Conille, on a mission to Washington, was informed of the situation and intervened during an interview broadcast on the "Voice of America". "Our message is simple and clear, it is imperative that they lay down their arms quickly. We will not enter into negotiations, no discussions..... Stating that President Martelly had established a Commission responsible for "the organization of the military component of the public force" he indicated, he is awaiting the report and hoped that all sectors of society speak out and give their visions for the future national security force.

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