Political leader, lottery proprietor fatally shot in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Eric Jean Baptiste, a previous presidential applicant and chief of a political party in Haiti, has been shot to loss of life, a party formal reported Saturday. The killing stunned many in a country previously in crisis.
Baptiste was killed Friday in the local community of Laboule in the money of Port-au-Prince along with his bodyguard, in accordance to Ricardo Nordain, spokesman for his Rally of Progressive National Democrats ,which was established in 1979 by former President Leslie Manigat.
Baptiste also owned one of the major lottery businesses in Haiti, “Pere Eternel.”
No 1 has been arrested.
Key Minister Ariel Henry explained he and other folks were being revolted by the killing.
“The horrific assassination of the political chief Eric Jean Baptiste and his bodyguard has as soon as once more plunged the Haitian nation into turmoil. We strongly condemn this heinous crime towards this patriot, this moderate politician dedicated to alter,” he tweeted.
The United Nations Built-in Office in Haiti echoed Henry’s sentiments, stating it condemned the killing as it demanded justice and referred to as on regional authorities to improve the country’s deepening insecurity.
“Jean Baptiste was a committed politician, serving the consolidation of democracy and the rule of law in Haiti. His murder constitutes an assault on these fundamental values,” the business mentioned.
The killing transpired in an place where the Ti Makak gang, which usually means “Little Macaques,” is preventing with the Toto gang for handle of territory. The community is found in close proximity to Pelerin, in which President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated in his private residence in July 2021.
In August, Yvon Buissereth, a previous senator who worked for the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor, was killed and his system set on fireplace.
In January, two journalists also were killed in Laboule and their bodies set on hearth.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Eric Jean Baptiste, a previous presidential applicant and chief of a political party in Haiti, has been shot to loss of life, a party formal reported Saturday. The killing stunned many in a country previously in crisis.
Baptiste was killed Friday in the local community of Laboule in the money of Port-au-Prince along with his bodyguard, in accordance to Ricardo Nordain, spokesman for his Rally of Progressive National Democrats ,which was established in 1979 by former President Leslie Manigat.
Baptiste also owned one of the major lottery businesses in Haiti, “Pere Eternel.”
No 1 has been arrested.
Key Minister Ariel Henry explained he and other folks were being revolted by the killing.
“The horrific assassination of the political chief Eric Jean Baptiste and his bodyguard has as soon as once more plunged the Haitian nation into turmoil. We strongly condemn this heinous crime towards this patriot, this moderate politician dedicated to alter,” he tweeted.
The United Nations Built-in Office in Haiti echoed Henry’s sentiments, stating it condemned the killing as it demanded justice and referred to as on regional authorities to improve the country’s deepening insecurity.
“Jean Baptiste was a committed politician, serving the consolidation of democracy and the rule of law in Haiti. His murder constitutes an assault on these fundamental values,” the business mentioned.
The killing transpired in an place where the Ti Makak gang, which usually means “Little Macaques,” is preventing with the Toto gang for handle of territory. The community is found in close proximity to Pelerin, in which President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated in his private residence in July 2021.
In August, Yvon Buissereth, a previous senator who worked for the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor, was killed and his system set on fireplace.
In January, two journalists also were killed in Laboule and their bodies set on hearth.
