This week, during the graduation ceremony of the 29th promotion of the National Police of Haiti (PNH) which has 692 agents including 188 women https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-25581-haiti-security-graduation-of-692-new-police-officers.html Michel-Ange Gédéon, the Director General of the PNH addressing new police officers declared :

"Today marks both an end and a beginning. Know well draw the curtain to look well at the avenue of your future and take the right line in your institution, in your country. Because as we make our bed we go to bed. You will be the clever craftsman of your happiness or the infamous forger of your misfortune. The life of the present weaves that of the future to repeat Gustave Le Bon. Every act has its consequences. You choose !

Know how to cultivate and maintain the spirit of service. Never forget that it is the safety of the people, the protection of lives and property that give meaning to your work. It is a mission entrusted to us by the constitution in its article 269-1.

You will carry the arms of the republic on your forehead and on your shoulders; It is sacred. You will represent the state through the streets of our cities and the trails of our most remote corners. You will take on heavy responsibilities. So you have an image duty. The image of the PNH is the sum of the images of all its members in collective or solo. Be professional !"

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