Exclusive report from Haiti: Inside the brutal war between gangs and police in Port-au-Prince

[Music] battle weary but determined these Haitian police officers head out in their armored vehicle already riddled with bullet marks most of the time their enemy The Gang are invisible hidden in the ruins okay okay okay not long afterwards the police vehicle is hit by incoming fire every day and night this Elite unit of Haiti's police are out on patrol trying to push back the powerful Coalition of gangs which have brought hai's Capital to its knees opposite them gangs who thrived off kidnappings extortion and smuggling they used to battle for territory but in recent months they've United forces to take on the police and the state the spokesman of the gang's Alliance is this former police officer accused of involvement in massacres Jimmy shizer AKA barbecue is reputed to have burned his victims alive as a gang spokesman he oscillates between talk of Revolution and threats he vows there'll be no peace without some kind of unspecified deal which includes gangs Mass displacement assassinations police stations attacked and burned down more than 80% of Haiti's capital is today controlled by gangs the police are short staffed and outgunned they're calling for International Help most of the time there's stuck inside their armored vehicles and one officer tells us they consider anyone in sight here as a potential B it in the gang's wake follow the looters even Haiti's main hospital has been ransacked nearby we find a handful of residents who incredibly refuse to flee we got they're worried by the police vehicle at the End of the Street this man hoped to cross through the neighborhood to be able to sell some bread but now he's stuck [Applause] [Music] M we got we got we got we got we got got got every day s and his friends watch looters running across the streets with whatever they can [Applause] move jump

Channel: FRANCE 24 English

Views: 398,431

Keywords: Haiti, gang violence, police

Id: C8_R-CTHsmA

Length: 6min 15sec (375 seconds)

Published: Mon May 27 2024