STRONG INTERVENTION OF THE UDMO AT CURTIS AND MARO
(Haiti Libre) -
Early in the morning of Monday, June 18, 2012, agents of the Departmental Unit of Law Enforcement (UDMO) intervened around 10am in Petit-Goâve including in Curtis and Maro, to release Rte. Nationale #2 which was still blocked, for the third time, by the inhabitants of these localities, who demanded electricity.
UDMO agents used tear gas and fired shots into the air to disperse demonstrators who occupied the highway, and then removed the barricades to restore traffic.
According to the testimony of Rosemonde Jean, a resident of Curtis, "UDMO agents used gas from motorcycle tanks and burned four houses, they threw stones at passersby, destroyed by bullets the banana plants of the zone, killed a pig and damaged several motorcycles and bicycles. Yes, I saw that with my own eyes".
Two women from the locality of Curtis, Ms. Lenaise Pierre, widow of four children, and Mrs. Marie-Rose Pierre whose houses were burnt, came to complain to the radio show "People's Tribune" (Tribune populaire), of Preference FM, to seek justice and redress ... "We lost everything, the fire destroyed everything we owned, we are left with nothing..."
Many citizens have criticized the violence of the intervention of UDMO agents, who also brutalized a young boy during their intervention. Despite these unfortunate incidents, the residents of Curtis and Maro are determined to continue their protest movement... they just want electricity...
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