National

Louis Gérald Gilles et Edgard Leblanc Fils sont soupçonnées d’entretenir des liens opérationnels et politiques avec des groupes armés, compromettant gravement les efforts de sécurité et la stabilité institutionnelle du pays.

The U.S. State Department has imposed visa restrictions on members of Haiti's Transitional Presidential Council, revoking the visas of two council members and their families due to alleged ties to gangs and interference with anti-terrorism efforts. The names of impacted individuals were not disclosed.

La crise politique n’a duré qu'à peine 24 heures. Des membres du CPT, Conseil provisoire de transition, qui ont tenté de révoquer le Premier ministre par intérim, Alix Didier Fils-Aimé ne sont plus majoritaires. Les menaces de la communauté internationale auraient évité une crise politique.

Members of the council have been accused of targeting the prime minister in order to keep their grip on power and remain in the transitional posts after Feb. 7. On Friday, council members Leslie Voltaire, who has been accused of leading the push, and Edgard Leblanc Fils spoke at a joint press conference declaring they have the right to replace the prime minister and want to ensure the country doesn’t fall into chaos after Feb. 7. The two men, however, also gave contradictory messages about the process, with Voltaire talking about “a pause to allow political parties and civil society groups to meet” and seek what he described as an acceptable governance arrangement, and Leblanc saying that the resolution firing Fils-Aimé “is ready” to be sent to the National Press for printing.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke today with Haitian Prime Minister Alix Fils-Aimé to reaffirm U.S. support for Haiti’s stability and security.  Secretary Rubio emphasized the importance of his continued tenure as Haiti’s Prime Minister to combat terrorist gangs and stabilize the island.  The current violence caused by gangs can only be stopped with consistent, strong leadership, with the full support of the Haitian people.  The Secretary added the Transitional Presidential Council (TPC) must be dissolved by February 7 without corrupt actors seeking to interfere in Haiti’s path to elected governance for their own gains.