Haiti crisis: Mob burns suspected gang members to death

[Judi Lynn]

3 hours ago

By Kathryn Armstrong
BBC News

A group of 13 suspected gang members has been beaten and burned to death by a mob in Haiti's capital after being seized while police were searching their vehicle.

The suspects were reportedly beaten with gasoline-soaked tyres before being set alight in Port-au-Prince on Monday. Police say they confiscated weapons from them just before the incident.

They have not explained how members of the public got hold of the suspects.

Haiti has descended into increasing lawlessness since the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse in July 2021. The United Nations said in a report published on Monday that insecurity in the capital has reached levels similar to countries at war.

More:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-65381624

[Judi Lynn]

1. Over a dozen alleged gang members stoned, burned alive in Haiti

Tuesday, 25 Apr 2023 8:16 AM MYT

NEW YORK, April 25 — More than a dozen suspected gang members were stoned and burned alive yesterday by residents in Port-au-Prince, police and witnesses said, as the UN warned that insecurity in the Haitian capital has reached levels similar to countries at war

“During a search of a minibus in which there were armed individuals, the police confiscated weapons and other equipment. In addition, more than a dozen individuals traveling in this vehicle were unfortunately lynched by members of the population,” the police said in a statement.


The police did not specify the exact number of victims, nor expand upon the circumstances in which they lost custody of the suspects, who were murdered by residents of the district called Canape-Vert.

The violence had started before dawn, when gang members burst into several residential areas of the capital, looting homes and attacking residents, according to witnesses.

More:
https://www.malaymail.com/news/world/2023/04/25/over-a-dozen-alleged-gang-members-stoned-burned-alive-in-haiti/66269

[RegulatedCapitalistD]

2. I guess

they FAFO...

[Chainfire]

3. I wouldn't sanction a "Haitian Necklace" on anyone, regardless of their crimes.

Torture is never the correct solution to a problem.