ARTICLE - 113, 114 TO REPORT SUSPICIONS

113 AND 114 TO REPORT DISCRETELY THE SUSPICIOUS PRESENCE
(Haiti Libre) -

Last week, an important meeting brought together, Mario Andresol, the Director General of the National Police of Haiti (PNH) and the head of the military component, the Force Commander, Gen. Luiz Ramos and the Commissioner of Police of the United Nations, Marc Tardif in order to review the security dispositions on the field in order to optimize the strategies put in place to curb crime.

At the last briefing to the UN Mission for Stabilization in Haiti (Minsutah) last Friday, René Kentsa, Spokesman of the United Nations police gave an update on this strategy.

"...At this time, we support the PNH as part of their operations by enhancing the visibility, particularly at the level of checkpoints, walking and motorized patrols.

Speaking of strengthening, an additional staff of six platoons were deployed only for the metropolitan area. Concerning the checkpoints, they were increased to 10 for the city of Port-au-Prince.

This visibility was enhanced on criminogenic reputable sites to prevent crimes and effectively find the criminals. With this device, several operations were carried out recently in support of the PNH, particularly in Port-au-Prince in the area of ​​the Champ de Mars; which led to the discovery of 6.5 kilograms of narcotics. A similar operation took place in Arcahaie (Levèque/Cabaret) where four people were arrested, and two were in possession of automatic pistols.

The success of these operations depends not only on the police, but also on the important role that people must play to inform the police and increase its effectiveness. You know as much as me that criminals do not live in the clouds. They are among us, and live with us throughout the day.

For this reason, the Commissioner of the United Nations police has asked me to make a reminder to the population so that the work continues, that they work more with the Police to optimize their performance. Just discretely report any suspicious presence around you, free of charge, by calling the Operations Centre of the United Nations police at 113 or the National Police at 114. This citizen gesture will improve the safety of all..."